Melioidosis in Malaysia: incidence, clinical challenges, and advances in understanding pathogenesis

• Main Authors: Sheila Nathan, Sylvia Chieng, Paul Vijay Kingsley, Anand Mohan, Yuwana Podin, Mong-How Ooi, Vanitha Mariappan, Kumutha Malar Vellasamy, Jamuna Vadivelu, Sylvia Daim, Soon-Hin How
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: MDPI 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30192/1/Melioidosis%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30192/2/Melioidosis%20in%20Malaysia1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30192/; https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/3/1/25/htm; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed3010025
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Malaysia is an endemic hot spot for melioidosis; however, a comprehensive picture of the burden of disease, clinical presentations, and challenges faced in diagnosis and treatment of melioidosis is not available. This review provides a no exhaustive overview of epidemiological data, clinical studies...