Melioidosis: the Vietnamese time bomb
Christopher Brightman, Locum
Abstract
Melioidosis is a rare but potentially fatal infection that is common in parts of the Far East and Australia, as well as India and South America. Cases of infection are rare in the UK, but physicians should be aware of the possibility in travellers from areas where the infection is common.
Topics & Concepts
MelioidosisVietnameseBurkholderia pseudomalleiMedicineGeographyPathologyBiologyGeneticsBacteriaPhilosophyLinguisticsBurkholderia infections and melioidosisBrucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatmentSubcritical and Supercritical Water Processes