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- Title
Melioidosis- Series of Seven Cases from Madurai, South Tamilnadu.
- Authors
Ganesan, Vithiya; Sundaramoorthy, Raja; Subramanian, Sankar
- Abstract
We describe a case series of seven culture proven melioidosis patients presenting during 2014 to 2016 in Madurai, south Tamilnadu. Skin, soft tissue, bone and joint infections were common. All of them were middle aged men except one case. All the cases were reported during the monsoon season. Predisposing factors include diabetes and alcoholism. Despite many case reports and studies from South India, melioidosis still remains undiagnosed, hence underreported from many centres. Delayed diagnosis leads way to sepsis and other complications. Awareness about the preventive measures, earlier clinical and laboratory identification, and appropriate management of severe sepsis are required to reduce the burden of this disease
- Subjects
INDIA; COMPLICATIONS of alcoholism; DIABETES complications; BONES; DIAGNOSIS; INFECTIOUS arthritis; MEDICAL errors; MELIOIDOSIS; PROFESSIONS; SEASONS; SEPSIS; SKIN; SOFT tissue infections; DISEASE complications; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2019, Vol 23, Issue 3, p149
- ISSN
0972-5229
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23139