Melioidosis, phnom penh, Cambodia.
- Vlieghe, Erika
- Kruy, Lim
- De Smet, Birgit
- Kham, Chun
- Veng, Chhun Heng
- Phe, Thong
- Koole, Olivier
- Thai, Sopheak
- Lynen, Lut
- Jacobs, Jan
Publication date
January 2011
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ISSN
1080-6040 Citation count (estimate)
20Abstract
We describe 58 adult patients with melioidosis in Cambodia (2007-2010). Diabetes was the main risk factor (59%); 67% of infections occurred during the rainy season. Bloodstream infection was present in 67% of patients, which represents 12% of all bloodstream infections. The case-fatality rate was 52% and associated with inappropriate empiric treatment
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