Factors affecting clinical outcomes in the management of melioidosis in Singapore: a 16-year case series

Factors affecting clinical outcomes in the management of melioidosis in Singapore: a 16-year case series

Abstract Background Burkholderia pseudomallei is a gram negative bacteria that causes a spectrum of human diseases in the tropics. Although melioidosis is endemic in Southeast Asia, large clinical case series were rarely reported from metropolitan Singapore. Methods This is a retrospective study of...

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Main Authors: Jaime Mei-Fong Chien, Seyed Ehsan Saffari, Ai-Ling Tan, Thuan-Tong Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Melioidosis
B. pseudomallei
Bacteremia
Mortality
Recurrent
Singapore
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3393-1

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