Melioidosis in Children, Brazil, 1989-2019

We studied 20 confirmed or suspected cases of melioidosis in children in Ceará, Brazil, during 1989-2019. We observed a high death rate, severe signs and symptoms, and substantial environmental exposure. These data suggest that childhood melioidosis might be more severe in Brazil than in other regio...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2021-06, Vol.27 (6), p.1705-1708
Main Authors: Lima, Rachel Ximenes Ribeiro, Rolim, Dionne Bezerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Brazil
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Child
children
Childrens health
Communicable diseases in children
Dance
Dispatch
Environmental Exposure
Epidemiology
Fatalities
Humans
Infectious diseases
Laboratories
Medical prognosis
Melioidosis
Melioidosis in Children, Brazil, 1989–2019
Pediatric research
Pediatrics
Physicians
Pneumonia
Pseudomonas infections
Risk factors
Sepsis
septic shock
Statistics
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Summary:We studied 20 confirmed or suspected cases of melioidosis in children in Ceará, Brazil, during 1989-2019. We observed a high death rate, severe signs and symptoms, and substantial environmental exposure. These data suggest that childhood melioidosis might be more severe in Brazil than in other regions.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2706.200154