The clinical profile and predictors of mortality in patients with melioidosis in South India
| Autor: | Anugrah Chrispal, Sudha Jasmine Rajan, Sowmya Sathyendra |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Adult
Lung Diseases Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Burkholderia pseudomallei Melioidosis Tuberculosis India Disease Predictive Value of Tests Risk Factors Multifocal disease Diabetes mellitus Diabetes Mellitus medicine Humans In patient Risk factor business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Infectious Diseases Population study Female business |
| Zdroj: | Tropical Doctor. 40:36-38 |
| ISSN: | 1758-1133 0049-4755 |
| DOI: | 10.1258/td.2009.090093 |
| Popis: | Melioidosis is an underdiagnosed and underreported disease in India with protean clinical manifestations. Mortality in this study population was 17%. The predominant risk factor for melioidosis was diabetes mellitus. Multifocal disease was present in 66% and pulmonary involvement in 61% of patients. In a country like India where the conditions are conducive for endemic melioidosis and due to the clinical similarity of melioidosis to diseases like tuberculosis, it is essential for clinicians to have a high degree of suspicion and pursue suitable diagnostic strategies for melioidosis in the appropriate clinical setting. |
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