Neonatal melioidosis case reports-Lessons learned

Sylvia Daim; Ester Barnad; Victor Johnny; Maria Suleiman; Muhammad Jikal; Tock Hing Chua; Christina Rundi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2584

Neonatal melioidosis case reports-Lessons learned

Clin Case Rep. 2019 Dec 3;8(1):171-175. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2584. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Authors

Sylvia Daim¹, Ester Barnad^{1

2}, Victor Johnny², Maria Suleiman², Muhammad Jikal², Tock Hing Chua¹, Christina Rundi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathobiology and Medical Diagnostics Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Universiti Malaysia Sabah Kota Kinabalu Malaysia.
² Sabah State Health Department Kota Kinabalu Malaysia.

Abstract

In endemic regions, include melioidosis in the routine differential diagnosis of neonates with respiratory distress, and consider early empirical ceftazidime treatment for neonates with worsening respiratory distress.

Keywords: Burkholderia pseudomallei; Sabah Malaysia; ceftazidime; melioidosis; neonatal.

Publication types

Case Reports