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Feasibility and initial outcomes of a multifaceted prevention programme of melioidosis in diabetic patients in Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand
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Background Melioidosis is an infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, a Gram-negative bacillus found in soil and water. Diabetes mellitus is the most important risk factor for melioidosis. The recommendations for disease prevention include avoiding direct contact with soil and water, and drinking only boiled or bottled water.
Methods A prospective intervention study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility and behavioural outcomes of...
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- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006765
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- Public Library of Science
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- PLoS neglected tropical diseases More from this journal
- Volume:
- 12
- Issue:
- 9
- Article number:
- e0006765
- Publication date:
- 2018-09-06
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-08-18
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1935-2735
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1935-2727
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30188902
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English
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pubs:912489
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- 2018
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- © 2018 Suntornsut et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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