A rare case: first description of a patient with melioidosis presenting with pericardial effusion in Germany
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DOI: 10.1007/s00392-021-01860-9
Abstract: A 64-year-old patient was admitted to a hospital for increasing dyspnea, angina, and peripheral edema. On examination, pleural as well as pericardial effusion and tachycardic atrial fibrillation were diagnosed. The patient had been healthy so… read more here.
Keywords: melioidosis; burkholderia; fluid; pericardial effusion ... See more keywords
Trimethoprim+Sulfamethoxazole Reduces Rates of Melioidosis in High-Risk Hemodialysis Patients
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.09.005
Abstract: Introduction Melioidosis causes sepsis and death in the Top End of Northern Australia during the monsoonal wet season. Dialysis-dependent adults suffer higher melioidosis rates compared to low rates among renal transplant patients who routinely receive… read more here.
Keywords: hemodialysis; treatment; trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole; 261 patients ... See more keywords
Cranial melioidosis presenting as osteomyelitis and/or extra-axial abscess: Literature review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.10.058
Abstract: BACKGROUND Central nervous system (CNS) melioidosis is rare. Clinical presentations depend on the region of endemicity. Despite treatment, neurologic disease has relatively high mortality rates. Less than 80 cases of CNS involvement have been reported.… read more here.
Keywords: abscess; extra axial; melioidosis presenting; melioidosis ... See more keywords
Enhanced melioidosis surveillance in patients attending four tertiary hospitals in Yangon, Myanmar
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DOI: 10.1017/s095026882100128x
Abstract: Abstract To investigate the current epidemiology of melioidosis in Yangon, Myanmar, between June 2017 and May 2019 we conducted enhanced surveillance for melioidosis in four tertiary hospitals in Yangon, where the disease was first discovered… read more here.
Keywords: tertiary hospitals; four tertiary; melioidosis; yangon myanmar ... See more keywords
Distinct classes and subclasses of antibodies to hemolysin co-regulated protein 1 and O-polysaccharide and correlation with clinical characteristics of melioidosis patients
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48828-4
Abstract: Melioidosis is a tropical infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei that results in high mortality. Hemolysin co-regulated protein 1 (Hcp1) and O-polysaccharide (OPS) are vaccine candidates and potential diagnostic antigens. The correlation of classes/subclasses of… read more here.
Keywords: melioidosis patients; regulated protein; characteristics melioidosis; hemolysin regulated ... See more keywords
Melioidosis: the great mimicker
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DOI: 10.1080/20009666.2017.1348875
Abstract: ABSTRACT Melioidosis is an infectious disease endemic in Northern Australia and South East Asia. It is associated with high degrees of morbidity and mortality. On average, around five cases are diagnosed annually in the USA.… read more here.
Keywords: great mimicker; medicine; melioidosis; melioidosis great ... See more keywords
Trojan horse L-selectin monocytes: A portal of Burkholderia pseudomallei entry into the brain
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DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1250997
Abstract: Melioidosis is caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei and infections can be severe with high mortality. It is estimated that around 165,000 cases of melioidosis occur each year with an annual death toll of some… read more here.
Keywords: melioidosis; fluid; infection; nerve ... See more keywords
Travel-associated Melioidosis: a narrative review.
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DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taad039
Abstract: BACKGROUND Melioidosis, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, may be considered a neglected tropical disease which remains underdiagnosed in many geographical areas. Travelers can act as sentinels of disease activity and data from imported cases may help… read more here.
Keywords: travel; narrative review; associated melioidosis; travel associated ... See more keywords
Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Melioidosis Caused by Gentamicin-Susceptible Burkholderia pseudomallei in Sarawak, Malaysia
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab460
Abstract: Abstract Background Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, is intrinsically resistant to a broad range of antibiotics, including aminoglycosides. In Sarawak, Malaysia, a high proportion of melioidosis cases are caused by gentamicin-susceptible isolates. There… read more here.
Keywords: gentamicin susceptible; pseudomallei; sarawak malaysia; melioidosis ... See more keywords
What is the Role of Lateral Flow Immunoassay for the Diagnosis of Melioidosis?
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac149
Abstract: Abstract Background Culture of Burkholderia pseudomallei remains the gold standard for diagnosis of melioidosis but is not possible in many resource-limited settings where melioidosis is endemic. Direct identification of B. pseudomallei antigen in clinical samples… read more here.
Keywords: culture; flow immunoassay; lateral flow; diagnosis melioidosis ... See more keywords
430. The First Case Reports of Leptospirosis and Melioidosis in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria—Saint Thomas/Saint John District, US Virgin Islands, September–October 2017
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.440
Abstract: Abstract Background Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the first cases of leptospirosis (n = 1) and melioidosis (n = 2) were identified in the US Virgin Islands (USVI). Leptospirosis and melioidosis are potentially fatal bacterial… read more here.
Keywords: hurricanes irma; virgin islands; leptospirosis; leptospirosis melioidosis ... See more keywords