Melioidosis in Africa: Should we be looking more closely?
© 2015 Future Medicine Ltd. Melioidosis is a life-threatening infection caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, mainly found in Southeast Asia. Recently, African foci have been identified, although reports remain mostly anecdotal. In Africa, multiple febrile diseases have be...
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th-mahidol.361552018-11-23T17:20:48Z Melioidosis in Africa: Should we be looking more closely? Emma Birnie Willem J. Wiersinga Direk Limmathurotsakul Martin P. Grobusch University of Amsterdam Centre de Recherches Médicales en Lambaréné (CERMEL) Mahidol University Universitat Tubingen Immunology and Microbiology © 2015 Future Medicine Ltd. Melioidosis is a life-threatening infection caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, mainly found in Southeast Asia. Recently, African foci have been identified, although reports remain mostly anecdotal. In Africa, multiple febrile diseases have been erroneously attributed to malaria in the past, and many cases of fever remain mis-or undiagnosed. Vigilance for previously under-recognized pathogens may enhance our understanding of disease epidemiology and facilitate improvement of patient care. Melioidosis may be such a condition. We summarize data on melioidosis in Africa and discuss the future directions for epidemiological, clinical and bacteriological studies. We conclude that searching for old bugs in new places is no academic treasure hunt but a clinically relevant activity to pursue. 2018-11-23T10:20:48Z 2018-11-23T10:20:48Z 2015-01-01 Review Future Microbiology. Vol.10, No.2 (2015), 275-283 10.2217/fmb.14.113 17460921 17460913 2-s2.0-84923144011 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/36155 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84923144011&origin=inward |
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© 2015 Future Medicine Ltd. Melioidosis is a life-threatening infection caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, mainly found in Southeast Asia. Recently, African foci have been identified, although reports remain mostly anecdotal. In Africa, multiple febrile diseases have been erroneously attributed to malaria in the past, and many cases of fever remain mis-or undiagnosed. Vigilance for previously under-recognized pathogens may enhance our understanding of disease epidemiology and facilitate improvement of patient care. Melioidosis may be such a condition. We summarize data on melioidosis in Africa and discuss the future directions for epidemiological, clinical and bacteriological studies. We conclude that searching for old bugs in new places is no academic treasure hunt but a clinically relevant activity to pursue. |
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