“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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-08-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215001320 |