Melioidosis in a rural community of Western Province, Papua New Guinea

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 809-813

  Warner, J M ^a   Pelowa, D B ^b   Currie, B J ^c   Hirst, R G ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Balimo Rural Hospital   (Papua New Guinea)

^c MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burkholderia pseudomallei; Chloramphenicol; Co trimoxazole; Doxycycline; Melioidosis; Papua New Guinea

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SEASON; SEROPREVALENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CEFTAZIDIME; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI;

EID: 34250658144     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.02.024     Document Type: Article

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