Melioidosis risk in a tropical industrial environment

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-84

  Inglis, Timothy J J ^a   Levy, Avram ^a   Merritt, Adam J ^a   Hodge, Meredith ^a   McDonald, Robert ^b   Woods, Donald E ^c  

^a PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^b Rio Tinto   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELIOIDOSIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI;

EID: 58149456893     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.78     Document Type: Article

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