Fatal human melioidosis in south-eastern Queensland

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 197-199

  Scott, Ian A ^a   Bell, A Morton ^b,c   Staines, Donald R ^d  

^a Ipswich Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b Queensland Health Services   (United States)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d West Moreton Public Health Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; RAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CASE REPORT; CLIMATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALAISE; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; PNEUMONIA; SEPSIS; SKIN INJURY;

EID: 1842414841     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb140075.x     Document Type: Article

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