Comparison of Ashdown's medium, Burkholderia cepacia medium, and Burkholderia pseudomallei selective agar for clinical isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 5359-5361

  Peacock, Sharon J ^a,b   Chieng, Grace ^a,c   Cheng, Allen C ^a,d   Dance, David A B ^e   Amornchai, Premjit ^a   Wongsuvan, Gumphol ^a   Teerawattanasook, Nittaya ^f   Chierakul, Wirongrong ^a   Day, Nicholas P J ^a,b   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f Sappasitthiprasong Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; COLISTIN; GENTAMICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASHDOWN MEDIUM; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA MEDIUM; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI SELECTIVE AGAR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AGAR; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MELIOIDOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI;

EID: 26944450065     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.10.5359-5361.2005     Document Type: Article

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