TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical Definitions of Melioidosis
AU - Cheng, Allen
AU - Currie, Bart
AU - Dance, David
AU - Funnell, Simon
AU - Limmathurotsakul, Direk
AU - Simpson, Andrew
AU - Peacock, Sharon
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - Clinical definitions of melioidosis and inhalation-acquired melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei infection) are described together with the evidence used to develop these definitions. Such definitions support accurate public health reporting, preparedness planning for deliberate B. pseudomallei release, design of experimental models, and categorization of naturally acquired melioidosis.
AB - Clinical definitions of melioidosis and inhalation-acquired melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei infection) are described together with the evidence used to develop these definitions. Such definitions support accurate public health reporting, preparedness planning for deliberate B. pseudomallei release, design of experimental models, and categorization of naturally acquired melioidosis.
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U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0555
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0555
M3 - Review article
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 88
SP - 411
EP - 413
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 3
ER -