Pediatric melioidosis in Sarawak, Malaysia: Epidemiological, clinical and microbiological characteristics.

• Main Authors: Anand Mohan (Author), Yuwana Podin (Author), Nickson Tai (Author), Chae-Hee Chieng (Author), Vanessa Rigas (Author), Barbara Machunter (Author), Mark Mayo (Author), Desiree Wong (Author), Su-Lin Chien (Author), Lee-See Tan (Author), Charles Goh (Author), Reginal Bantin (Author), Alexander Mijen (Author), Wen-Yi Chua (Author), King-Ching Hii (Author), See-Chang Wong (Author), Hie-Ung Ngian (Author), Jin-Shyan Wong (Author), Jamilah Hashim (Author), Bart J Currie (Author), Mong-How Ooi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 predispos...