Short report: Application of a polymerase chain reaction to detect Burkholderia pseudomallei in clinical specimens from patients with suspected melioidosis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1162-1164

  Gal, Daniel ^a   Mayo, Mark ^a   Spencer, Emma ^a   Cheng, Allen C ^a   Currie, Bart J ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA EXTRACTION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MELIOIDOSIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; SPUTUM; SYNOVIAL FLUID; URINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI;

EID: 29844449660     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.1162     Document Type: Article

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