title: Pediatric melioidosis in Southern India.
abstract: Melioidosis in children is increasingly detected from the coastal region of Southern India during monsoon. We present 11 cases of melioidosis, ranging from localized to disseminated, treated successfully, barring one death. It calls for awareness and upgrading laboratory facilities for better diagnosis and management of pediatric melioidosis.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Microbiology and #Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal Karnataka, India. vandanake@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Chiranjay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: Vandana K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Eshwara
authors.forename: Pushpa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kini
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008199:Lymphadenitis; D008554:Melioidosis