Abstract
This is a report of the first recognized case of melioidosis in Nepal. Illness began 1 month after returning from Malaysia after a 1 y stay. The case highlights the importance of ascertaining the travel history in any patient with a suspected infectious disease in this age of global travel.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
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Burkholderia pseudomallei / isolation & purification
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Male
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Melioidosis / diagnosis*
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Melioidosis / drug therapy
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Melioidosis / physiopathology
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Nepal
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Travel*
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use
Substances
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Anti-Infective Agents
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination