Short report: Quantitation of B. pseudomallei in clinical samples

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 812-813

  Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^b   Limmathurotsakul, Direk ^b   Wongsuvan, Gumphol ^b   Chierakul, Wirongrong ^b   Teerawattanasook, Nittaya ^c   Teparrukkul, Prapit ^c   Day, Nicholas P ^b   Peacock, Sharon J ^a,b  

^a Mahidol University ^*  (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Sappasitthiprasong Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; BLOOD; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELIOIDOSIS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PUS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM; URINALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SUPPURATION; URINE;

BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; SPUTUM; SUPPURATION;

EID: 42949140564     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.812     Document Type: Article

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