TY - JOUR AU - Vlieghe, Erika AU - Kruy, Lim AU - De Smet, Birgit AU - Kham, Chun AU - Veng, Chhun Heng AU - Phe, Thong AU - Koole, Olivier AU - Thai, Sopheak AU - Lynen, Lut AU - Jacobs, Jan T1 - Melioidosis, Phnom Penh, Cambodia T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2011 VL - 17 IS - 7 SP - 1289 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We describe 58 adult patients with melioidosis in Cambodia (2007–2010). Diabetes was the main risk factor (59%); 67% of infections occurred during the rainy season. Bloodstream infection was present in 67% of patients, which represents 12% of all bloodstream infections. The case-fatality rate was 52% and associated with inappropriate empiric treatment. KW - Melioidosis KW - Burkholderia pseudomallei KW - bloodstream infection KW - pneumonia KW - drug resistance KW - bacteria KW - Southeast Asia KW - Phnom Penh KW - Cambodia KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1707.101069 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/7/10-1069_article ER - End of Reference