Melioidosis, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

E Vlieghe; L Kruy; B De Smet; C Kham; CH Veng; T Phe; O Koole; S Thai; L Lynen; J Jacobs

doi:10.3201/eid1707.101069

Melioidosis, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

E Vlieghe, L Kruy, B De Smet, C Kham, CH Veng, T Phe, O Koole, S Thai, L Lynen, J Jacobs

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	17
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	1289-1292
Number of pages	4
ISSN	1080-6040
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1707.101069
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Bacterial diseases
Melioidosis
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Epidemiology
Case reports
Risk factors
Diabetes mellitus
Seasonality
Rainfall
Blood-borne diseases
Antimicrobial resistance
Case fatality rates
Predictors
Mortality
Cambodia
Asia-Southeast

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