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The Epidemiology and Clinical Spectrum of Melioidosis: 540 Cases from the 20 Year Darwin Prospective Study
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2010 · Vol. 4(11) · pp. e900–e900
Bart J. Currie✉(Royal Darwin Hospital)Linda Ward(Menzies School of Health Research)Allen Cheng(Menzies School of Health Research)
Abstract
Melioidosis should be seen as an opportunistic infection that is unlikely to kill a healthy person, provided infection is diagnosed early and resources are available to provide appropriate antibiotics and critical care.
Burkholderia infections and melioidosisMelioidosisMedicineBurkholderia pseudomalleiEpidemiologyRisk factorInternal medicinePneumoniaProspective cohort studySeptic shockBacteremia
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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAustraliaChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleMelioidosisMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk Factors
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- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council
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