Melioidosis imported into Nepal.
This is a report of the first recognized case of melioidosis in Nepal. Illness began 1 month after returning from Malaysia after a 1 y stay. The case highlights the importance of ascertaining the travel history in any patient with a suspected infectious disease in this age of global travel.
Shrestha
Nabin
N
Department of Internal Medicine, The B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. shrestn@ccf.org
Sharma
Sanjib
S
Khanal
Basudha
B
Bhatta
Narendra
N
Dhakal
Subodh
S
D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D009390:Nepal; D014195:Travel; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination