Paediatric melioidosis in North Queensland, Australia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 706-708

  Kandasamy, Yoga ^a   Norton, Robert ^a  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burkholderia pseudomallei; Melioidosis; Neurological; North Queensland; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MELIOIDOSIS; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MELIOIDOSIS; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUEENSLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 58149104097     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01410.x     Document Type: Article

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