Osteoarticular and soft-tissue melioidosis in Malaysia: clinical characteristics and molecular typing of the causative agent
Author(s) -
AbdelRahman Zueter,
Mahmoud Abumarzouq,
Mohd Imran Yusof,
Wan Faisham Wan Ismail,
Azian Harun
Publication year - 2017
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.7612
Subject(s) - melioidosis , burkholderia pseudomallei , medicine , diabetes mellitus , soft tissue , disease , orthopedic surgery , diabetic foot , surgery , intensive care medicine , pathology , genetics , bacteria , biology , endocrinology
Melioidosis involving bone, joints, and soft tissue is rare and reported usually following dissemination of disease from infection elsewhere in the body; to a lesser degree, it can also be reported as the primary manifestation of melioidosis.
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