Detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Sputum using Selective Enrichment Broth and Ashdown’s Medium at Kampong Cham Provincial Hospital, Cambodia

Detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Sputum using Selective Enrichment Broth and Ashdown’s Medium at Kampong Cham Provincial Hospital, Cambodia

Melioidosis, infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is increasingly reported in Cambodia. We hypothesized that implementation of an enhanced sputum testing protocol in a provincial hospital diagnostic microbiology laboratory would increase detection of B. pseudomallei. We tested 241 sputum s...

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Main Authors: Nhem, Somary, Letchford, Joanne, Meas, Chea, Thann, Sovanndeth, McLaughlin, James C., Baron, Ellen Jo, West, T. Eoin
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: F1000Research 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4329667/

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