Journal article
Melioidosis: a clinical overview
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Introduction: melioidosis, an infection caused by the environmental Gram-negative bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei, has emerged as an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Sources of data: a review of the literature using PubMed. Areas of agreement: approaches to diagnosis and antimicrobial therapy. Areas of controversy: whether seroconversion signals the presence of a quiescent bacterial focus and an increase in long-term risk of melioidosis. ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- BRITISH MEDICAL BULLETIN
- Volume:
- 99
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 125-139
- Publication date:
- 2011-09-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1471-8391
- ISSN:
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0007-1420
- Source identifiers:
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177421
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:177421
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- pubs:177421
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- 2014-07-16
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- 2011
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