Melioidosis: Case reports of confirmed Burkholderia pseudomallei in Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: H. Alhatmi (Author), A. Alharbi (Author), M. Bosaeed (Author), O. Aldosary (Author), S. Aljohani (Author), B. Alalwan (Author), A. Alsaeedi (Author), S. Almahmoud (Author), A. Alothman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Melioidosis is an infectious disease of tropical climates. The disease is caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Most cases are diagnosed in southeast Asia and northern Australia. Some imported cases diagnosed in returning tourists, soldiers, and immigrants from endemic areas. It caught...