Case report: melioidosis imported from West Africa to Europe
- Cuadros, Juan
- Gil, Horacio
- Miguel, Julio De
- Marabé, Graciela
- Gómez-Herruz, Teresa Arroyo Peña
- Lobo, Bruno
- Marcos, Ruth
- Anda, Pedro
Publication date
August 2011
DOI Publisher
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Journal
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Language
EnglishAbstract
We report the first case of imported melioidosis in Spain from a diabetic immigrant who visited West Africa during the rainy season. Because of the unusual presentation of this disease in Africa, clinical and microbiological diagnosis of imported melioidosis from this continent can be very elusive.S
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