Newly detected paediatric melioidosis cases in a single referral children's hospital in Ho Chi Minh City indicate the probable underrecognition of melioidosis in South Vietnam.

Pham Thai SonElisabeth KönigThe Trung BuiThi Ngoc Anh VuTran Nam NguyenChau Viet DoSabine LichteneggerNguyen Hai Linh BuiHuu Tung TrinhIvo SteinmetzTrinh Thanh Trung

Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2023)

The patients' origin indicates a wide distribution of melioidosis in South Vietnam. It seems probable that cases not only in children, but also in adults, remain grossly undiagnosed. Further awareness raising and laboratory capacity strengthening are needed in this part of the country.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
young adults
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
emergency department
intensive care unit
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
signaling pathway
cell proliferation
pi k akt
patient reported