Pediatric melioidosis in Sarawak, Malaysia: Epidemiological, clinical and microbiological characteristics.

Melioidosis is a serious, and potentially fatal community-acquired infection endemic to northern Australia and Southeast Asia, including Sarawak, Malaysia. The disease, caused by the usually intrinsically aminoglycoside-resistant Burkholderia pseudomallei, most commonly affects adults with predispos...

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Main Authors: Anand Mohan, Yuwana Podin, Nickson Tai, Chae-Hee Chieng, Vanessa Rigas, Barbara Machunter, Mark Mayo, Desiree Wong, Su-Lin Chien, Lee-See Tan, Charles Goh, Reginal Bantin, Alexander Mijen, Wen-Yi Chua, King-Ching Hii, See-Chang Wong, Hie-Ung Ngian, Jin-Shyan Wong, Jamilah Hashim, Bart J Currie, Mong-How Ooi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5479590?pdf=render