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Melioidosis
Melioidose
CategoryDefinition
A disease caused by the saprophytic environmental gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei which is found in soil or water in humid tropical regions of the world, especially South-East Asia and northern Australia. It has protean manifestations ranging from fulminant septicaemia with fatal outcome to chronic low grade infection.
Index Terms
Melioidosisinfection due to burkholderia pseudomalleiInfection due to Burkholderia pseudomallei NOSinfection due to malleomyces pseudomalleiinfection due to pseudomonas pseudomalleiInfection due to Pseudomonas pseudomallei NOSinfection due to Whitmore bacilluspseudoglandersStanton diseaseWhitmore diseaseAcute or fulminant melioidosisacute melioidosisfulminating melioidosisAcute pulmonary melioidosisMelioidosis pneumoniaAcute parotiditis due to melioidosisSeptic shock due to fulminant melioidosisSubacute or chronic melioidosischronic melioidosissubacute melioidosisSubacute pulmonary melioidosisCutaneous and subcutaneous melioidosisSkin abscess due to MelioidosisChronic pulmonary melioidosis