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Clinical-Epidemiological Features of 13 Cases of Melioidosis in Brazil

2012; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 50; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jcm.01577-12

ISSN

1098-660X

Autores

Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Brilhante, Tereza J. P. G. Bandeira, Rossana de Aguiar Cordeiro, Thalles B. Grangeiro, Rita Amanda Chaves de Lima, Joyce Fonteles Ribeiro, Débora de Souza Collares Maia Castelo‐Branco, Jorge L. N. Rodrigues, Ivo Castelo Branco Coêlho, Francisco G. Magalhães, Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha, José Júlio Costa Sidrim,

Tópico(s)

Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Resumo

ABSTRACT The aim of this work was to catalog the clinical and ecoepidemiological characteristics of melioidosis in Brazil. The clinical-epidemiological features of melioidosis in Ceará are similar to those in other regions where the disease is endemic. These findings support the inclusion of this Brazilian state as part of the zone of endemicity for melioidosis.

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