Pediatric melioidosis in Sarawak, Malaysia: Epidemiological, clinical and microbiological characteristics
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Pediatric melioidosis in Sarawak, Malaysia: Epidemiological, clinical and microbiological characteristics
BACKGROUND 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 predisposing risk factors. There are limited data on pediatric melioidosis in Sarawak. METHOD...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005650