ArticleIDCases2023
Focal pachymeningitis in a returning traveler: Don't forget melioidosis.
Article in IDCases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Travel-Associated Melioidosis in Non-Endemic Regions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Whole Genome Sequencing and Comparative Genomics of the Emerging PathogenPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- The Evolving Global Epidemiology of Human Melioidosis: A Narrative Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Massive calvarial melioidosis abscess following minor trauma in rural areas of Thailand.Surgical neurology international · 2024Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Background: Melioidosis is an endemic disease in South-East Asia and Northern Australia caused by a Gram-negative bacillus, Methods: In this paper, we report a patient returning from Asia with an unusual infection including CNS involvement consistent with a melioidosis. Results: This diagnosis was challenging and complex to carry out with multiple considerations, mainly because of the atypical nature of the germ. Conclusions: This case of melioidosis shows the difficulty regarding the diagnosis of this disease in a patient returning from an endemic zone and its frequent multiple organs involvement. Melioidosis is an emerging, potentially fatal disease which requires prolonged antibiotic treatment. Difficulties in clinical microbiology laboratories diagnosis of melioidosis, especially in non-endemic areas where clinical suspicion is low, may delay treatment and affect disease outcomes.
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