Melioidosis in a Returned Traveller Journal Articles

abstract

• Melioidosis is an infection endemic to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The present report describes a case of chronic melioidosis in a returning traveller from the Philippines. Clinical suspicion of this illness is warranted in individuals with a history of travel to endemic regions. Safety in handling clinical specimens is paramount because laboratory transmission has been described.

authors

• Chagla, Zain
• Aleksova, Natasha
• Quirt, Jaclyn
• Emery, Joel
• Kraeker, Christian
• Haider, Shariq

status

• published 

publication date

• 2014

has subject area

• 0605 Microbiology (FoR)
• 1108 Medical Microbiology (FoR)
• Microbiology (Science Metrix)

published in

• Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology  Journal

keywords

• Laboratory safety
• Melioidosis
• Travel medicine
• Tropical medicine

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1155/2014/158323

start page

• 225

end page

• 226

volume

• 25

issue

• 4