ReviewTropical medicine and infectious disease2018
Melioidosis in Bangladesh: A Clinical and Epidemiological Analysis of Culture-Confirmed Cases.
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- Melioidosis presenting as septic arthritis in hip joint of a 60-year old patient: Findings from a hospital-based surveillance in Bangladesh.Journal of infection and public health · 2025Article
- Melioidosis: a call for recognition as a neglected tropical disease under the Southeast Asia regional neglected tropical disease framework.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2025Article
- Melioidosis with venous thrombosis and cellulitis in the left lower limb: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2025Article
- Melioidosis cases detected in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a positive impact of 3rd South Asian melioidosis congress-2023.Current research in microbial sciences · 2025Article
- Burden of melioidosis in India and South Asia: Challenges and ways forward.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2022Review
- The Epidemiology of Melioidosis and Its Association with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Geographical distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in soil in Myanmar.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
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- Antimicrobial peptide polymers: no escape to ESKAPE pathogens-a review.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2020Review
- Human Melioidosis.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2020Review
- Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of an Acute Chikungunya Outbreak in Bangladesh in 2017.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Observational
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Abstract
Melioidosis is known to occur in Bangladesh, but there are few reports about the condition in the published international literature. We set out to review all known cases of melioidosis in the country to date, using both retrospective and prospective data. A web-based literature search was conducted to identify all published case reports, original articles and conference abstracts. Cases were also included from a prospective study conducted in 2017. Fifty-one cases were identified between 1961 and 2017. Cases have been reported from sixteen out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh. The median age of the patients at presentation was 45 years (IQR 37⁻52), with a significant male (77%) predominance. Many patients (14/39; 36%) were farmers and 83% had diabetes mellitus. A skin/soft tissue abscess was the most common primary clinical presentation (13/49; 27%), followed by septic arthritis (10/49; 20%), pneumonia, and a deep-seated abscess/organ abscess (7/49; 14%). The major challenges to the diagnosis and treatment of melioidosis in Bangladesh are the lack of resources and the lack of awareness of melioidosis. Capacity development programs are urgently required to define the burden of disease and to tackle the mortality rates.
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