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Melioidosis: Clinical impact and public health threat in the tropics

This review briefly summarizes the geographical distribution and clinical impact of melioidosis, especially in the tropics. Burkholderia pseudomallei (a gram-negative bacterium) is the major causative agent for melioidosis, which is prevalent in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Northern A...

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Autores principales: Perumal Samy, Ramar, Stiles, Bradley G., Sethi, Gautam, Lim, Lina H. K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5426594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28493905
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004738