Melioidosis in northern Australia
Burkholderia pseudomallei, the environmental bacterium that causes melioidosis, is endemic to northern Australia. Melioidosis is a strongly seasonal disease, occurring predominantly in individuals with specific comorbidities that include diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, chronic lung diseas...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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CSIRO Publishing
2022-01-01
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Series: | Microbiology Australia |
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Online Access: | https://www.publish.csiro.au/ma/pdf/MA22038 |