Simultaneous infection with more than one strain of Burkholderia pseudomallei is uncommon in human melioidosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3830-3832

  Limmathurotsakul, Direk ^a   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a   Chantratita, Narisara ^a   Wongsuvan, Gumphol ^a   Thanwisai, Aunchalee ^a   Biaklang, Mayurachat ^a   Tumapa, Sarinna ^a   Lee, Sue ^a   Day, Nicholas P J ^a,b   Peacock, Sharon J ^a,b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CHILD; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MELIOIDOSIS; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MELIOIDOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI;

EID: 36349024809     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01297-07     Document Type: Article

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