Pediatric melioidosis in Pahang, Malaysia

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 314-319

  How, Hin Soon ^a   Ng, Kok Huan ^b   Yeo, Heng Bon ^b   Tee, Hoi Poh ^b   Shah, Anis ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL TENGKU AMPUAN AFZAN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Incidence; Melioidosis; Mortality; Retrospective studies; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIAN; MALAY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PNEUMONIA; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYMPTOM;

ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BODY FLUIDS; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALAYSIA; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PAROTITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 27644455862     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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