Contamination of hand wash detergent linked to occupationally acquired melioidosis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 360-362

  Gal, Daniel ^a   Mayo, Mark ^a   Smith Vaughan, Heidi ^a   Dasari, Pallave ^a   McKinnon, Melita ^a   Jacups, Susan P ^a   Urquhart, Andrew I ^b   Hassell, Marilyn ^c   Currie, Bart J ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b Dept of Hlth and Comm Services ^*  (Australia)

^c ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DETERGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CASE REPORT; CONTAMINATION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SKIN ULCER;

BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 4544338252     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.360     Document Type: Article

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