Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Melioidosis Caused by Gentamicin-Susceptible Burkholderia pseudomallei in Sarawak, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Sia, Tonnii LL, Anand, Mohan, Ooi, Mong-How, Chien, Su-Lin, Tan, Lee-See, Goh, Charles, Pang, Daniel C. L., Bart J., Currie, Wong, Jin-Shyan, Yuwana, Podin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2021
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36666/1/pseudomallei1.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36666/; https://academic.oup.com/ofid/issue/8/10; https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab460

Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, is intrinsically resistant to a broad range of antibiotics, including aminoglycosides. In Sarawak, Malaysia, a high proportion of melioidosis cases are caused by gentamicin-susceptible isolates. There are limited epidemiological and clin...