Melioidosis in children from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 219-224

  Sam, I Ching ^a   Puthucheary, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE;

CHILD MORTALITY; HEMATOLOGY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; SKIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM INFECTION; LYMPHOMA; MALAYSIA; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SEPTICEMIA; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA; HEALTH; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; KUALA LUMPUR [WEST MALAYSIA]; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; WEST MALAYSIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAYSIA; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33748995382     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146532806X120318     Document Type: Article

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