Clinical Definitions of Melioidosis
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Clinical Definitions of Melioidosis
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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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0002-9637,1476-1645
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0555