Melioidosis and rainfall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 519-520

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEHAVIOR; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CLIMATE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MELIOIDOSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SEASON;

HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MELIOIDOSIS; RAIN;

EID: 34147192102     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.07.007     Document Type: Letter

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