“Melioidosis in Antioquia, Colombia: an emerging or endemic disease? A cases series”

Background: Melioidosis is endemic in Malaysia, the southwest of Thailand, and northern Australia. The incidence in Thailand is 4.4/1 000 000 inhabitants, where it causes 19% of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and 20% of bacteremic pneumonia, and the mortality is 50%. Sporadic cases have been des...

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Main Authors: F.E. Montúfar, J.E. Ochoa, H. Ortega, L. Franco, M.C. Montúfar, A. Monsalve, C. Jaramillo, M. Zapata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215001320