title: Human melioidosis, Malawi, 2011.
abstract: A case of human melioidosis caused by a novel sequence type of Burkholderia pseudomallei occurred in a child in Malawi, southern Africa. A literature review showed that human cases reported from the continent have been increasing.
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi.
authors.forename: Thembi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katangwe
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Purcell
authors.forename: Naor
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bar-Zeev
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Denis
authors.forename: Jacqui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: Maaike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alaerts
authors.forename: Robert Simon
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Heyderman
authors.forename: David A B
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Dance
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Feasey
authors.forename: Christopher Alan
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Moxon
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008295:Malawi; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Africa; Burkholderia pseudomallei; Malawi; Melioidosis; bacteria; children; infant; osteomyelitis