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The epidemiology and clinical manifestation of neurological melioidosis: A series of 19 cases from Southwest India over 10 years

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  • Melioidosis, a syndrome with protean clinical manifestations, is caused by a Gram negative soil saprophyte, Burkholderiapseudomallei

  • Neurological manifestations in patients diagnosed with culture confirmed melioidosis were documented during the period of January 2006 to December 2016

  • Basic demographics and risk factors associated with neurological complications were determined

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Melioidosis, a syndrome with protean clinical manifestations, is caused by a Gram negative soil saprophyte, Burkholderiapseudomallei. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases 2017 Vol 7(Supplement) S30:40 The epidemiology and clinical manifestation of neurological melioidosis: A series of 19 cases from Southwest India over 10 years I Halim1, T Shaw1, TAK Chaitanya1, KE Vandana1, M Hande2 GMenon3, SP Gorthy3, C Mukhopadhyay1

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