title: Melioidosis--rare or overlooked?
abstract: The word melioidosis conjures images of a rare, exotic disease meant only for large textbooks of pediatrics, to be read only to be forgotten or even to be ignored completely. The following two cases of melioidosis from India will surely serve as an eye opener.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, L.T.M. Medical College, Sion, Mumbai.
authors.forename: M U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Sanklecha
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Raghavan
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003906:Developing Countries; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D002442:Ceftazidime