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Case Reports
. 2016 Sep;22(9):1671-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid2209.160169.

Melioidosis in Travelers Returning from Vietnam to France

Jérôme Gauthier, Patrick Gérôme, Maryline Defez, Fabienne Neulat-Ripoll, Barbara Foucher, Thierry Vitry, Lionel Crevon, Eric Valade, François M Thibault, Fabrice V Biot
Case Reports

Melioidosis in Travelers Returning from Vietnam to France

Jérôme Gauthier et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: Burkholderia pseudomallei; France; MALDI-MS; Vietnam; bacteria; bacterial infection; cervical lymphadenitis; melioidosis; outbreak; travel medicine.

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