A comparative study on the isolation of B. pseudomallei from soil in endemic areas in Pahang, Malaysia, and the corresponding seropositivity of the inhabitants /

Melioidosis is caused by a Gram negative saphrophyte Burkholderia pseudomallei and is endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. In Pahang , Malaysia, an increase in reported culture-positive cases has been observed, with many cases presenting with septicaemia carrying a high case fatality ra...

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Main Author: Aniza binti Pakeer Oothuman
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Kuantan : Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, 2012
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