Lack of utility of nasopharyngeal swabs for diagnosis of Burkholderia pseudomallei pneumonia in paediatric patients
<p style="text-align:justify;"> Diagnosis of Burkholderia pseudomallei pneumonia in children is challenging. We investigated the utility of nasopharyngeal swabs taken from 194 paediatric patients on admission with radiologically proven pneumonia. Melioidosis was proven in 0.5% of sa...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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