Epidemiology of Neuromelioidosis in Asia-Pacific: A Systematic Review

• Main Authors: Mohd ’Ammar Ihsan Ahmad Zamzuri, Mohd Nazrin Jamhari, Haniff Mohd Nawi, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, Nicholas Tze Ping Pang, Mohd Amiruddin Mohd Kassim, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Lee, Shi Yun
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Scientific Foundation SPIROSKI 2021
• Subjects: RC346-429 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system Including speech disorders
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31386/1/Epidemiology%20of%20Neuromelioidosis%20in%20Asia-Pacific2.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31386/2/Epidemiology%20of%20Neuromelioidosis%20in%20Asia-Pacific1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31386/; https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/6688/6063; https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.6688

Introduction: Neuromelioidosis is a rare complication of melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudo mallei, a Gram-negative bacterium commonly found in soil and surface water. Although cerebral involvement of melioidosis comprises only 4% of total complications, it significantly impacts mortality and...