Melioidosis in lower provincial Cambodia: A case series from a prospective study of sepsis in Takeo Province.

• Main Authors: Kevin L Schully (Author), Catherine M Berjohn (Author), Angela M Prouty (Author), Amitha Fitkariwala (Author), Tin Som (Author), Darith Sieng (Author), Michael J Gregory (Author), Andrew Vaughn (Author), Sim Kheng (Author), Vantha Te (Author), Christopher A Duplessis (Author), James V Lawler (Author), Danielle V Clark (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Melioidosis is a severe infectious disease caused by the gram-negative soil bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Melioidosis is well known to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Southeast Asia, particularly in Thailand. However, melioidosis remains underreported in surrounding areas such...