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. 2019 Mar 14;13(3):e0007123.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007123. eCollection 2019 Mar.

Melioidosis: The hazards of incomplete peer-review

Direk Limmathurotsakul^{1

2}, Frances Daily³, Sotharith Bory⁴, Gaetan Khim³, W Joost Wiersinga^{5

6}, Alfredo G Torres⁷, David A B Dance^{2

8}, Bart J Currie⁹

Affiliations

¹ Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit and Department of Tropical Hygiene, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
² Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
³ Diagnostic Microbiology Development Program, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
⁴ Infectious Diseases Unit, Calmette Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁶ Centre for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁷ The Herman Barnett Distinguished Professor in Microbiology and Immunology, Assistant Dean of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, OFAPD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America.
⁸ Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
⁹ Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University and Infectious Diseases Department, Royal Darwin Hospital and Northern Territory Medical Program, Darwin NT, Australia.

PMID: 30870410
PMCID: PMC6417648
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007123

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Melioidosis: The hazards of incomplete peer-review

Direk Limmathurotsakul et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019.

. 2019 Mar 14;13(3):e0007123.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007123. eCollection 2019 Mar.

Authors

Direk Limmathurotsakul^{1

2}, Frances Daily³, Sotharith Bory⁴, Gaetan Khim³, W Joost Wiersinga^{5

6}, Alfredo G Torres⁷, David A B Dance^{2

8}, Bart J Currie⁹

Affiliations

¹ Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit and Department of Tropical Hygiene, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
² Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
³ Diagnostic Microbiology Development Program, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
⁴ Infectious Diseases Unit, Calmette Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁶ Centre for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁷ The Herman Barnett Distinguished Professor in Microbiology and Immunology, Assistant Dean of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, OFAPD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America.
⁸ Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
⁹ Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University and Infectious Diseases Department, Royal Darwin Hospital and Northern Territory Medical Program, Darwin NT, Australia.

PMID: 30870410
PMCID: PMC6417648
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007123

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Melioidosis: Clinical impact and public health threat in the tropics.
Perumal Samy R, Stiles BG, Sethi G, Lim LHK. Perumal Samy R, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 May 11;11(5):e0004738. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004738. eCollection 2017 May. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017. Retraction in: PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Jul 1;14(7):e0008441. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008441. PMID: 28493905 Free PMC article. Retracted. Review.

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