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Emerging of Melioidosis in Indonesia

Abstract:

Melioidosis is known to be highly endemic in parts of southeast Asia and northern Australia; however, cases are rarely reported in Indonesia. Here we report three cases of melioidosis in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia occurring between 2013 and 2014. Two patients died and the other was lost to follow-up. Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates from all three cases were identified by the VITEK2 Compact installed in the hospital in 2012. None of the three patients reported received antimicrobia...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.4269/ajtmh.15-0292

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
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Funding agency for:
Dance, D
Limmathurotsakul, D
Grant:
089275/H/09/Z
101103/Z/13/Z
Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital More from this funder
Hasanuddin University More from this funder
Publisher:
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Publisher's website
Journal:
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Journal website
Publication date:
2015-10-12
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EISSN:
1476-1645
ISSN:
0002-9637
Pubs id:
pubs:580053
UUID:
uuid:061a0be1-6855-438f-a937-a7bc03d50d45
Local pid:
pubs:580053
Source identifiers:
580053
Deposit date:
2015-12-15

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