ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2013
Prevalence of melioidosis in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis and sputum smear negative for acid-fast bacilli in northeast Thailand.
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- Observational study of adult respiratory infections in primary care clinics in Myanmar: understanding the burden of melioidosis, tuberculosis and other infections not covered by empirical treatment regimes.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2021Observational
- The Impact of Age and Sex on Mouse Models of Melioidosis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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- The cost-effectiveness of the use of selective media for the diagnosis of melioidosis in different settings.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
- Melioidosis requires better data sharing for improved diagnosis and management in the Mekong region.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2014Article
- In response.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2014Article
- Paragonimiasis as an important alternative misdiagnosed disease for suspected acid-fast bacilli sputum smear-negative tuberculosis.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2014Article
- Detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Sputum using Selective Enrichment Broth and Ashdown's Medium at Kampong Cham Provincial Hospital, Cambodia.F1000Research · 2014Article
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Abstract
The clinical and radiological features of pulmonary melioidosis can mimic tuberculosis. We prospectively evaluated 118 patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis who were acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear negative at Udon Thani Hospital, northeast Thailand. Culture of residual sputum from AFB testing was positive for Burkholderia pseudomallei in three patients (2.5%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.5-7.3%). We propose that in melioidosis-endemic areas, residual sputum from AFB testing should be routinely cultured for B. pseudomallei.
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