Melioidosis in Gujarat: a neglected tropical disease

Trop Doct. 2020 Oct;50(4):373-375. doi: 10.1177/0049475520928219. Epub 2020 Jun 12.

Abstract

We report what we believe is the first case in Gujarat of melioidosis in a 67-year-old man. Awareness of this disease is limited, especially in areas supposed not to be endemic.

Keywords: Burkholderia pseudomallei; Gujarat; India; Indian Melioidosis Research Forum; Melioidosis; antibiotics; diabetes mellitus; pneumonia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Melioidosis / diagnosis*
  • Melioidosis / drug therapy
  • Melioidosis / microbiology
  • Melioidosis / pathology
  • Neglected Diseases
  • Tropical Medicine

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents