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. 2011 Jul;17(7):1289-92.
doi: 10.3201/eid1707.101069.

Melioidosis, phnom penh, Cambodia

Erika Vlieghe  1 , Lim Kruy, Birgit De Smet, Chun Kham, Chhun Heng Veng, Thong Phe, Olivier Koole, Sopheak Thai, Lut Lynen, Jan Jacobs
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Melioidosis, phnom penh, Cambodia

Erika Vlieghe et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jul.

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.

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Figure 1
Number of patients in whom melioidosis was diagnosed, by season, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 1, 2007–January 31, 2010.
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Figure 2
Map of Cambodia with geographic origin of the 58 patients with melioidosis diagnosed during July 1, 2007–January 31, 2010.
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