Improving Treatment and Outcomes for Melioidosis in Children, Northern Cambodia, 2009–2018

We report trends in manifestations, treatment, and outcomes of 355 children with culture-confirmed melioidosis over 10 years at a pediatric hospital in northern Cambodia. Bacteremia and presentation with pneumonia were risk factors for death. A total of 39 children recovered after being given only o...

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Autores principales: Chandna, Arjun, Bonhoeffer, Moritz, Miliya, Thyl, Suy, Keang, Sao, Sena, Turner, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8007301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33754990
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2704.201683
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Sumario:We report trends in manifestations, treatment, and outcomes of 355 children with culture-confirmed melioidosis over 10 years at a pediatric hospital in northern Cambodia. Bacteremia and presentation with pneumonia were risk factors for death. A total of 39 children recovered after being given only oral antimicrobial drug treatment.

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