Melioidosis in south-eastern Queensland

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 290-

  Guard, Roger W ^a   Morero, Peter J ^b   Yi, Win ^b   Mackay, Maureen J ^a  

^a Toowoomba Hospital   (Australia)

^b Gatton Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AUSTRALIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 77952314847     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02792.x     Document Type: Letter

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