Figures
- Fig. 1.—
Acute fulminant septicemic melioidosis.
- Fig. 2.—
Acute melioidosis pneumonia.
- Fig. 3.—
Chronic pulmonary melioidosis.
Tables
- Table 1
Summary of risk factors for melioidosis
Thailand Australia Diabetes 23–60 37 Alcohol excess 12 39 Renal disease 20–27 10 Chronic lung disease 27 Thalassemia 7 Nil Malignancy, steroid therapy Iron overload No risk factors 36 20 -
Data are presented as %
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- Table 2
Summary of other presentations of melioidosis
Skin ulcers/abscess(es) Bacteremia no focus evident Spleen, liver, kidney, adrenal abscess(es) +/− bacteremia Prostatic abscess(es) Septic arthritis Parotid abscess Encephalomyelitis Lymph gland mass(es) Mycotic aneurysm Soft tissue abscess Other genitourinary (e.g. orchitis) Osteomyelitis Muscle abscess(es) (e.g. psoas) Brain abscess(es) Mediastinal mass Pericardial collection - Table 3
Summary of therapy for melioidosis
Initial intensive therapy, minimum of 14 days Ceftazidime, 50 mg·kg−1 up to 2g, every 6 h or Meropenem, 25 mg·kg−1 up to 1 g, every 8 h or Imipenem, 25 mg·kg−1 up to 1 g, every 6 h +/− Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, 8/40mg·kg−1 up to 320/1600 mg, every 12 h Eradication therapy, minimum of 3 months Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, 8/40 mg·kg−1 up to 320/1600 mg, every 12 h +/− Doxycycline, 2 mg·kg−1 up to 100 mg, 12 h
Vol 22 Issue 3
Table of Contents
Melioidosis: an important cause of pneumonia in residents of and travellers returned from endemic regions
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- Article
- Abstract
- The history of Burkholderia pseudomallei and melioidosis
- Burkholderia pseudomallei in soil and water
- Endemic melioidosis
- Melioidosis introduced into nontropical regions
- Melioidosis in travellers to and returned from endemic regions
- How does infection occur?
- The natural history of infection with Burkholderia pseudomallei
- The pathogenesis of melioidosis
- Immune response and host risk factors for melioidosis
- The clinical diversity of melioidosis
- Pulmonary melioidosis
- Melioidosis and cystic fibrosis
- Laboratory diagnosis of melioidosis
- Antibiotic therapy for melioidosis
- Footnotes
- References
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