Surprisingly low seroprevalence of Burkholderia pseudomallei in exposed healthy adults in the Darwin region of tropical Australia where melioidosis is highly endemic

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 759-760

  James, Gemma L ^a   Delaney, Ben ^a   Ward, Linda ^b   Freeman, Kevin ^a   Mayo, Mark ^b   Currie, Bart J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROPREVALENCE; THAILAND; TROPICS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; AUSTRALIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876883277     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00021-13     Document Type: Article

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