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Detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Sputum using Selective Enrichment Broth and Ashdown’s Medium at Kampong Cham Provincial Hospital, Cambodia

Melioidosis, infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is increasingly reported in Cambodia. We hypothesized that implementation of an enhanced sputum testing protocol in a provincial hospital diagnostic microbiology laboratory would increase detection of B. pseudomallei. We tested 241 sputum s...

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Autores principales: Nhem, Somary, Letchford, Joanne, Meas, Chea, Thann, Sovanndeth, McLaughlin, James C., Baron, Ellen Jo, West, T. Eoin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000Research 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4329667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25717370
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.5935.2