Incidence of bacteremic melioidosis in eastern and northeastern Thailand

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-120

  Bhengsri, Saithip ^a   Baggett, Henry C ^a   Jorakate, Possawat ^a   Kaewpan, Anek ^a   Prapasiri, Prabda ^a   Naorat, Sathapana ^a   Thamthitiwat, Somsak ^a   Tanwisaid, Kittisak ^b   Chantra, Somrak ^b   Salika, Prasert ^a   Dejsirilert, Surang ^b   Peruski, Leonard F ^a   Maloney, Susan A ^a  

^a Centers for Disease Control CDC Thailand Field Station   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FATALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MELIOIDOSIS; MORTALITY; THAILAND;

BACTEREMIA; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MELIOIDOSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; THAILAND;

BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI;

EID: 79960219808     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0070     Document Type: Article

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