Melioidosis at royal darwin hospital in the big 2009-2010 wet season: Comparison with the preceding 20 years

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 345-348

  Parameswaran, Uma ^a   Baird, Robert W ^a   Ward, Linda M ^b   Currie, Bart J ^b  

^a ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN TERRITORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RAIN; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84859149199     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.11170     Document Type: Article

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