Journal of infection in developing countries
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J Infect Dev Ctries · Jul 2010
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of bacteraemic melioidosis in a teaching hospital in a northeastern state of Malaysia: a five-year review.
Melioidosis is an important public health problem causing community acquired sepsis in the northeastern part of Malaysia. ⋯ The wide range of clinical presentations and the fatal outcomes of melioidosis require a high level of suspicion among physicians to develop an early appropriate therapy and reduce the mortality rate.