Melioidosis, Singapore, 2003-2014

Melioidosis, Singapore, 2003-2014

In contrast with northern Australia and Thailand, in Singapore the incidence of melioidosis and co-incidence of melioidosis and pneumonia have declined. Burkholderia pseudomallei deep abscesses increased 20.4% during 2003-2014. These trends could not be explained by the environmental and climatic fa...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2018-01, Vol.24 (1), p.140-143
Hauptverfasser: Pang, Long, Harris, Patrick N A, Seiler, Rachel L, Ooi, Peng Lim, Cutter, Jeffrey, Goh, Kee Tai, Cook, Alex R, Fisher, Dale, Chai, Louis Yi Ann
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
abscess
Activities of daily living
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Case studies
diabetes
Dispatch
Forecasts and trends
melioidosis
Melioidosis, Singapore, 2003–2014
mortality
Pneumonia
Pseudomonas infections
Type 2 diabetes
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:In contrast with northern Australia and Thailand, in Singapore the incidence of melioidosis and co-incidence of melioidosis and pneumonia have declined. Burkholderia pseudomallei deep abscesses increased 20.4% during 2003-2014. These trends could not be explained by the environmental and climatic factors conventionally ascribed to melioidosis.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2401.161449