Enhanced melioidosis surveillance in patients attending four tertiary hospitals in Yangon, Myanmar

Enhanced melioidosis surveillance in patients attending four tertiary hospitals in Yangon, Myanmar

To investigate the current epidemiology of melioidosis in Yangon, Myanmar, between June 2017 and May 2019 we conducted enhanced surveillance for melioidosis in four tertiary hospitals in Yangon, where the disease was first discovered in 1911. Oxidase-positive Gram-negative rods were obtained from th...

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Main Authors:	Win, MM, Win, KKN, Wah, TT, Aye, SN, Htwe, TT, Zin, KN, Aung, MT, Aung, WW, Ashley, EA, Smithuis, F, Rigas, V, Currie, BJ, Mayo, M, Webb, JR, Ling, CL, Htun, ZT, Dance, DAB
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2021

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