Melioidosis, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

We describe 58 adult patients with melioidosis in Cambodia (2007–2010). Diabetes was the main risk factor (59%); 67% of infections occurred during the rainy season. Bloodstream infection was present in 67% of patients, which represents 12% of all bloodstream infections. The case-fatality rate was 52...

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Autores principales: Vlieghe, Erika, Kruy, Lim, De Smet, Birgit, Kham, Chun, Veng, Chhun Heng, Phe, Thong, Koole, Olivier, Thai, Sopheak, Lynen, Lut, Jacobs, Jan
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3381389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21762590
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1707.101069
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author Vlieghe, Erika
Kruy, Lim
De Smet, Birgit
Kham, Chun
Veng, Chhun Heng
Phe, Thong
Koole, Olivier
Thai, Sopheak
Lynen, Lut
Jacobs, Jan
author_facet Vlieghe, Erika
Kruy, Lim
De Smet, Birgit
Kham, Chun
Veng, Chhun Heng
Phe, Thong
Koole, Olivier
Thai, Sopheak
Lynen, Lut
Jacobs, Jan
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description We describe 58 adult patients with melioidosis in Cambodia (2007–2010). Diabetes was the main risk factor (59%); 67% of infections occurred during the rainy season. Bloodstream infection was present in 67% of patients, which represents 12% of all bloodstream infections. The case-fatality rate was 52% and associated with inappropriate empiric treatment.
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spelling pubmed-33813892012-06-28 Melioidosis, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Vlieghe, Erika Kruy, Lim De Smet, Birgit Kham, Chun Veng, Chhun Heng Phe, Thong Koole, Olivier Thai, Sopheak Lynen, Lut Jacobs, Jan Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We describe 58 adult patients with melioidosis in Cambodia (2007–2010). Diabetes was the main risk factor (59%); 67% of infections occurred during the rainy season. Bloodstream infection was present in 67% of patients, which represents 12% of all bloodstream infections. The case-fatality rate was 52% and associated with inappropriate empiric treatment. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-07 /pmc/articles/PMC3381389/ /pubmed/21762590 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1707.101069 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Veng, Chhun Heng
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Koole, Olivier
Thai, Sopheak
Lynen, Lut
Jacobs, Jan
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