Pulmonary melioidosis: a review of 70 cases from Pahang, Malaysia

We retrospectively reviewed 70 cases of adult pulmonary melioidosis in Pahang from January 2000 to June 2003. There was a strong association with diabetes mellitus, 82.8% of them were diabetic. Fever was the commonest presentation (96%) followed by cough (75%). 11.8% of patients presented with shock...

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Main Authors: How, Soon Hin, Tee, Hoi Poh, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Shah, Anis, Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2005
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/29439/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/29439/1/Pulmonary_Melioidosis.pdf