Misidentification of Burkholderia pseudomallei as Acinetobacter species in northern Thailand

BACKGROUND: Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a disease endemic throughout the tropics. METHODS: A study of reported Acinetobacter spp. bacteraemia was performed at Chiang Rai provincial hospital from 2014 to 2015. Isolates were collected and tested for confirmation. R...

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Published in:Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
Main Authors: Greer, Rachel C, Wangrangsimakul, Tri, Amornchai, Premjit, Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn, Laongnualpanich, Achara, Dance, David A B, Limmathurotsakul, Direk
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6314150/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30295891
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/try108
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