The epidemiology and clinical spectrum of melioidosis: 540 cases from the 20 year Darwin prospective study.
BACKGROUND: Over 20 years, from October 1989, the Darwin prospective melioidosis study has documented 540 cases from tropical Australia, providing new insights into epidemiology and the clinical spectrum. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The principal presentation was pneumonia in 278 (51%), genitourinary infect...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-01-01
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Serier: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online adgang: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2994918?pdf=render |