Lack of correlation of burkholderia pseudomallei quantities in blood, urine, sputum and pus

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 781-784

  Wongsuvan, Gumphol ^a   Limmathurotsakul, Direk ^a   Wannapasni, Sarun ^b   Chierakul, Wirongrong ^a   Teerawattanasook, Nittaya ^b   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Sappasitthiprasong Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BLOOD; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MELIOIDOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; SPUTUM; SUPPURATION; URINE;

BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MELIOIDOSIS; SPUTUM; SUPPURATION;

EID: 68649103300     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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