Enhanced melioidosis surveillance in patients attending four tertiary hospitals in Yangon, Myanmar.
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SUBMITTER: Win MM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8276317 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
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Enhanced melioidosis surveillance in patients attending four tertiary hospitals in Yangon, Myanmar.
Win Mo Mo MM Win Kyi Kyi Nyein KKN Wah Thin Thin TT Aye Su Nyein SN Htwe Tin Tin TT Zin Khwar Nyo KN Aung Myint Thazin MT Aung Wah Wah WW Ashley Elizabeth A EA Smithuis Frank F Rigas Vanessa V Currie Bart J BJ Mayo Mark M Webb Jessica R JR Ling Clare L CL Htun Zaw Than ZT Dance David A B DAB
Epidemiology and infection 20210622
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