Clinical Manifestations, Antimicrobial Drug Susceptibility Patterns, and Outcomes in Melioidosis Cases, India
Koshy M, Jagannati M, Ralph R, Victor P, David T, Sathyendra S, Veeraraghavan B, Varghese GM
Emerging infectious diseases · 2019-02
Abstract
We studied the clinical manifestations and outcomes of 114 patients with culture-confirmed melioidosis treated at a tertiary hospital in southern India. Diabetes mellitus is the main risk factor, and chronic melioidosis mimicking tuberculosis was more common than acute disease. Septicemia and respiratory involvement were associated with poor outcomes.
MeSH terms
- Humans
- Burkholderia pseudomallei
- Melioidosis
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Prognosis
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Odds Ratio
- Retrospective Studies
- Adult
- Middle Aged
- India
- Female
- Male
- Symptom Assessment
- Patient Outcome Assessment