Melioidosis in a tropical city state, Singapore

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1645-1647

  Tong, Jen Lo ^a   Li, Wei Ang ^a   James, Lyn ^a   Kee, Tai Goh ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGAPORE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; SINGAPORE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349974407     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1510.090246     Document Type: Article

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