ReviewTropical medicine and infectious disease2018
Melioidosis in South Asia (India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan and Afghanistan).
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68 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Efficacy of drug treatment for severe melioidosis and eradication treatment of melioidosis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Pooled it
- A Comparison Between 12 Versus 20 Weeks of Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole as Oral Eradication Treatment for Melioidosis: An Open-label, Pragmatic, Multicenter, Non-inferiority, Randomized Controlled Trial.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2021Trial
- Effectiveness of a multifaceted prevention programme for melioidosis in diabetics (PREMEL): A stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Trial
- A four-year misdiagnosis of spinalIDCases · 2026Article
- Pediatric Melioidosis in Central India: A Clinico-Epidemiological Study From a Landlocked Region.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Missing links of melioidosis in India: a cross-sectional analysis of case reports, agrometeorological and socioeconomic factors.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Novel approach in treatment ofJAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2025Article
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- Two Decades of Melioidosis in India: A Comprehensive Epidemiological Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Melioidosis with venous thrombosis and cellulitis in the left lower limb: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2025Article
- Clinical and Microbiological Profile of Melioidosis in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kerala, India.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Comparative genomic analysis of paired clinical isolates from a patient with recurrent melioidosis reveals a low within-host mutation rate.Journal of medical microbiology · 2025Article
- Unearthing the burden of melioidosis in North India - an emerging threat in a non-endemic region.Current research in microbial sciences · 2025Review
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- Mapping the Global Landscape of Dengue Fever Research: A Scientometric Analysis.Interdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Seroprevalence of melioidosis and its associated risk factors -A population-based study in Odisha, Eastern India.Current research in microbial sciences · 2025Article
- The spatial mapping of melioidosis exposure in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.Current research in microbial sciences · 2025Article
- Molecular epidemiology ofInfectious medicine · 2024Article
- Gut Microbiome in Human Melioidosis: Composition and Resistome Dynamics from Diagnosis to Discovery.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Despite the fact that South Asia is predicted to have the highest number of cases worldwide, melioidosis is a little-known entity in South Asian countries. It has never been heard of by the majority of doctors and has as yet failed to gain the attention of national Ministries of Health and country offices of the World Health Organization (WHO). Although a few centers are diagnosing increasing numbers of cases, and the mortality documented from these institutions is relatively high (nearly 20%), the true burden of the disease remains unknown. In India, most cases have been reported from southwestern coastal Karnataka and northeastern Tamil Nadu, although this probably simply reflects the presence of centers of excellence and researchers with an interest in the disease. As elsewhere, the majority of cases have type 2 diabetes mellitus and occupational exposure to the environment. Most present with community-acquired pneumonia and/or bacteremia, especially during heavy rainfall. The high seropositivity rate (29%) in Karnataka and isolation of
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