A Simple Scoring System to Differentiate between Relapse and Re-Infection in Patients with Recurrent Melioidosis

Direk Limmathurotsakul; Wipada Chaowagul; Narisara Chantratita; Vanaporn Wuthiekanun; Mayurachat Biaklang; Sarinna Tumapa; Nicholas J. White; Nicholas P. J. Day; Sharon J. Peacock

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000327

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A Simple Scoring System to Differentiate between Relapse and Re-Infection in Patients with Recurrent Melioidosis

Direk Limmathurotsakul ,

* E-mail: direk@tropmedres.ac

Affiliation Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Wipada Chaowagul,

Affiliation Medical Department, Sappasithiprasong Hospital, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
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Narisara Chantratita,

Affiliation Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Vanaporn Wuthiekanun,

Affiliation Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Mayurachat Biaklang,

Affiliation Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Sarinna Tumapa,

Affiliation Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Nicholas J. White,

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Center for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Nicholas P. J. Day,

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Center for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Sharon J. Peacock

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Center for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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A Simple Scoring System to Differentiate between Relapse and Re-Infection in Patients with Recurrent Melioidosis

Direk Limmathurotsakul,
Wipada Chaowagul,
Narisara Chantratita,
Vanaporn Wuthiekanun,
Mayurachat Biaklang,
Sarinna Tumapa,
Nicholas J. White,
Nicholas P. J. Day,
Sharon J. Peacock

Published: October 29, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000327

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