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Melioidosis

Melioidosis

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Melioidosis

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Melioidosis

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Publisher

London: Elsevier Ltd

Journal title

The Lancet (British edition), 2003-05, Vol.361 (9370), p.1715-1722

Language

English

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London: Elsevier Ltd

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Contents

Melioidosis, which is infection with the gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, is an important cause of sepsis in east Asia and northern Australia. In northeastern Thailand, melioidosis accounts for 20% of all community-acquired septicaemias, and causes death in 40% of treated patients. B pseudomallei is an environmental saprophyte fou...

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Melioidosis

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_73312607

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_73312607

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ISSN

0140-6736

E-ISSN

1474-547X

DOI

10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13374-0

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