Pediatric melioidosis: Call for better awareness and early diagnosis!

Pediatric melioidosis is an under-diagnosed entity and rarely reported from India. This condition, if not treated early and appropriately, can have a fatal outcome. A 17-month-old female child presented with fever and ulcer on the right leg; she eventually succumbed to the infection. Culture from bl...

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Main Authors: Tina Damodar (Author), Meena Dias (Author), Neethu Kishor (Author), Hilda Pinto (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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