Improving Treatment and Outcomes for Melioidosis in Children,Northern Cambodia, 2009–2018 |
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| Authors: | Arjun Chandna Moritz Bonhoeffer Thyl Miliya Keang Suy Sena Sao Paul Turner |
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| Affiliation: | Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia (A. Chandna, M. Bonhoeffer, T. Miliya, K. Suy, S. Sao, P. Turner);University of Oxford, Oxford, UK (A. Chandna, P. Turner) |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
We report trends in manifestations, treatment, and outcomes of 355 children with culture-confirmed melioidosis over 10 years at a pediatric hospital in northern Cambodia. Bacteremia and presentation with pneumonia were risk factors for death. A total of 39 children recovered after being given only oral antimicrobial drug treatment. |
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| Keywords: | melioidosis Burkholderia pseudomallei bacteria children pediatrics treatment outcomes trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole amoxicillin/clavulanic acid Cambodia |
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