Burkholderia pseudomallei: A case report of a human infection in Ceará, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-54

  Miralles, Iracema Sampaio ^a   Maciel, Maria Do Carmo Alves ^a   Angelo, Maria Rozzelê Ferreira ^a   Gondini, Mirna Moura ^a   Frota, Luiza Helena Feitosa ^a   Dos Reis, Cristhiane Moura Falavina ^b   Hofer, Ernesto ^b  

^a Lab Ctrl de Saúde Pub   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Burkholderia pseudomallei; Cear ; Melioidosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELIOIDOSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SEPSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOUTH AMERICA; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 1542724731     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652004000100011     Document Type: Article

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