Clinical-epidemiological features of 13 cases of melioidosis in Brazil

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3349-3352

  Brilhante, Raimunda S N ^a   Bandeira, Tereza J P G ^a,c   Cordeiro, Rossana A ^a   Grangeiro, Thalles B ^a   Lima, Rita A C ^a   Ribeiro, Joyce F ^a   Castelo Branco, Débora S C M ^a   Rodrigues, Jorge L N ^a   Coelho, Ivo C B ^a   Magalhães, Francisco G ^d   Rocha, Marcos F G ^a,b   Sidrim, José J C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c LabPauster Laboratory   (Brazil)

^d Oncology and Hematology Nucleus of Ceará Hospital São Mateus   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAZIL; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 84866461859     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01577-12     Document Type: Article

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