Comparison by electron microscopy of intracellular events and survival of Burkholderia pseudomallei in monocytes from normal subjects and patients with melioidosis

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 697-703

  Puthucheary, Savithri D ^a   Nathan, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Burkholderia pseudomallei; Lysosome; Macrophages; Melioidosis; Phagosome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; LYSOSOME; MACROPHAGE; MELIOIDOSIS; MONOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHAGOLYSOSOME; PHAGOSOME; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; MELIOIDOSIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MONOCYTES; PHAGOCYTES;

EID: 33746882830     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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