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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2021

Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Melioidosis Caused by Gentamicin-Susceptible

Tonnii L L Sia, Anand Mohan, Mong-How Ooi, Su-Lin Chien, Lee-See Tan, Charles Goh, Daniel C L Pang, Bart J Currie, Jin-Shyan Wong, Yuwana Podin

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Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Tonnii L L SiaInfectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, Sarawak General Hospital, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6668-4941
Anand MohanDepartment of Paediatrics, Bintulu Hospital, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Mong-How OoiInstitute of Health and Community Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Su-Lin ChienDepartment of Pathology, Bintulu Hospital, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Lee-See TanDepartment of Pathology, Bintulu Hospital, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Charles GohDepartment of Pathology, Bintulu Hospital, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Daniel C L PangBintulu Medical Centre, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Bart J CurrieGlobal and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Jin-Shyan WongBorneo Medical Centre, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Yuwana PodinInstitute of Health and Community Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Sarawak General Hospital · MYUniversiti Malaysia Sarawak · MYCharles Darwin University · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background

methodsWe conducted a retrospective study of culture-confirmed melioidosis among adults admitted to Bintulu Hospital in Sarawak, Malaysia, from January 2011 until December 2016.

resultsOne hundred forty-eight adults with culture-confirmed melioidosis were identified. Of 129 (87%) tested, 84 (65%) had gentamicin-susceptible

conclusionsGentamicin-susceptible

Indexed as

Burkholderia pseudomalleiclinical characteristicsgentamicin-susceptiblemelioidosisSarawak

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PMID34646909
PMCPMC8500297
OpenAlexW3196741559

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