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Melioidosis In Suspected Recurrent Tuberculosis: A disease in disguise

Author(s) -

Rahul Garg,

Tushar Shaw,

Kalwaje Eshwara Vandana,

Rahul Magazine,

Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.12051

Subject(s) - melioidosis , medicine , tuberculosis , burkholderia pseudomallei , disease , mycobacterium tuberculosis , intensive care medicine , diabetes mellitus , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pediatrics , pathology , genetics , bacteria , biology , endocrinology

Melioidosis, caused by the soil saprophyte B. pseudomallei, is a 'neglected' infectious disease in many Asian countries. It remained undiagnosed or misdiagnosed in India for long due to a lack of awareness and facilities to diagnose the disease; however, it is slowly gaining the status of an emerging disease recently. The disease is well known as a great mimicker, as the presentations are very similar to many other tropical diseases, and more importantly, to tuberculosis .

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