Melioidosis - Should it be a notifiable disease in Malaysia?

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 531-534

  Jayaram, M ^a  

^a Queen Elizabeth Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; SULPERAZON;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALAYSIA; MELIOIDOSIS; NOTE;

DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MELIOIDOSIS;

EID: 33645648297     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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