Melioidosis Acquired by Traveler to Nigeria

We describe melioidosis associated with travel to Nigeria in a woman with diabetes, a major predisposing factor for this infection. With the prevalence of diabetes projected to increase dramatically in many developing countries, the global reach of melioidosis may expand.

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Autores principales: Salam, Alex P., Khan, Nisa, Malnick, Henry, Kenna, Dervla T.D., Dance, David A.B., Klein, John L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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/PMC3381395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21762592
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1707.110502
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author Salam, Alex P.
Khan, Nisa
Malnick, Henry
Kenna, Dervla T.D.
Dance, David A.B.
Klein, John L.
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spelling pubmed-33813952012-06-28 Melioidosis Acquired by Traveler to Nigeria Salam, Alex P. Khan, Nisa Malnick, Henry Kenna, Dervla T.D. Dance, David A.B. Klein, John L. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We describe melioidosis associated with travel to Nigeria in a woman with diabetes, a major predisposing factor for this infection. With the prevalence of diabetes projected to increase dramatically in many developing countries, the global reach of melioidosis may expand. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-07 /pmc/articles/PMC3381395/ /pubmed/21762592 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1707.110502 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.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Salam, Alex P.
Khan, Nisa
Malnick, Henry
Kenna, Dervla T.D.
Dance, David A.B.
Klein, John L.
Melioidosis Acquired by Traveler to Nigeria
title Melioidosis Acquired by Traveler to Nigeria
title_full Melioidosis Acquired by Traveler to Nigeria
title_fullStr Melioidosis Acquired by Traveler to Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Melioidosis Acquired by Traveler to Nigeria
title_short Melioidosis Acquired by Traveler to Nigeria
title_sort melioidosis acquired by traveler to nigeria
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3381395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21762592
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1707.110502
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