Pediatric melioidosis in Sarawak, Malaysia: Epidemiological, clinical and microbiological characteristics.
Anand MohanYuwana PodinNickson TaiChae-Hee ChiengVanessa RigasBarbara MachunterMark MayoDesiree WongSu-Lin ChienLee-See TanCharles GohReginal BantinAlexander MijenWen-Yi ChuaKing-Ching HiiSee-Chang WongHie-Ung NgianJin-Shyan WongJamilah HashimBart J CurrieMong-How OoiPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
Central Sarawak has a very high incidence of pediatric melioidosis, caused predominantly by gentamicin-susceptible B. pseudomallei strains. Children frequently presented with disseminated disease and had an alarmingly high death rate, despite the absence of any apparent predisposing risk factor.