Laboratory exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei - Los Angeles, California, 2003

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 53, Issue 42, 2004, Pages 988-990

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MELIOIDOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CONTACT TRACING; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; LOS ANGELES; MELIOIDOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 6944240452     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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