Emergence of melioidosis in Brazil: a case series.
Dilbert Silva VelôsoSamuel Pinheiro da SilvaConceição Maria Sousa de CoelhoJosé Miguel Luz ParenteThaline Alves Elias VelosoMurilo Moura LimaCaroline Torres SampaioMaria Fátima Alencar Bezerra de FreitasDionne Bezerra RolimElba Regina Sampaio de LemosMarco Aurelio Pereira HortaPublished in: Journal of medical case reports (2023)
Melioidosis is an emerging infectious disease in Brazil. Health professionals in endemic areas need to be aware of the clinical presentation and appropriate clinical management of the disease because early diagnosis and early initiation of antibiotic therapy can be life-saving.