Melioidosis in a returned traveller

Melioidosis is an infection endemic to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The present report describes a case of chronic melioidosis in a returning traveller from the Philippines. Clinical suspicion of this illness is warranted in indiv...

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Autores principales: Chagla, Zain, Aleksova, Natasha, Quirt, Jaclyn, Emery, Joel, Kraeker, Christian, Haider, Shariq
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pulsus Group Inc 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25285129
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Sumario:Melioidosis is an infection endemic to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The present report describes a case of chronic melioidosis in a returning traveller from the Philippines. Clinical suspicion of this illness is warranted in individuals with a history of travel to endemic regions. Safety in handling clinical specimens is paramount because laboratory transmission has been described.

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