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: Received: 18 December 2022 / Approved: 21 December 2022 / Online: 21 December 2022 (03:42:32 CET)
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Mardhiah, K.; Wan-Arfah, N.; Naing, N.N.; Abu Hassan, M.R.; Chan, H. Review of Research on Mortality from Melioidosis in Malaysia. Preprints2022, 2022120381. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0381.v1
Mardhiah, K.; Wan-Arfah, N.; Naing, N.N.; Abu Hassan, M.R.; Chan, H. Review of Research on Mortality from Melioidosis in Malaysia. Preprints 2022, 2022120381. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0381.v1
Mardhiah, K.; Wan-Arfah, N.; Naing, N.N.; Abu Hassan, M.R.; Chan, H. Review of Research on Mortality from Melioidosis in Malaysia. Preprints2022, 2022120381. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0381.v1
APA Style
Mardhiah, K., Wan-Arfah, N., Naing, N.N., Abu Hassan, M.R., & Chan, H. (2022). Review of Research on Mortality from Melioidosis in Malaysia. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0381.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Mardhiah, K., Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan and Huan-Keat Chan. 2022 "Review of Research on Mortality from Melioidosis in Malaysia" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0381.v1
Abstract
Melioidosis, or Whitmore's disease, is an infectious disease initiated by a bacteria known as Burkholderia pseudomallei. This bacteria is commonly found in contaminated soil and water. In Malaysia, the mortality from melioidosis infection was reported to be higher than in other infectious diseases. The research on melioidosis is still limited in Malaysia but slightly increasing. The article's objective was to seek all the melioidosis research related to mortality in Malaysia. The information from the selected papers was then abstracted into two sections; Section 1: Review of literature and Section 2: Findings on mortality from melioidosis in Malaysia. In Section 1, the information on transmission and clinical features of melioidosis, demographic, severity of melioidosis, a clinical signs of melioidosis, diagnosis of melioidosis, management of melioidosis, the economic burden of melioidosis, and incidence of mortality from melioidosis were discussed in this paper. Meanwhile, in Section 2, the findings on mortality of melioidosis in Malaysia were discussed according to eight published articles. It is important to manage patients with melioidosis with appropriate treatment and management to reduce severe complications, high fatality rate, and relapse. More published research on melioidosis will provide input to the clinicians on a more detailed understanding of how to improve the diagnosis of melioidosis and the prognosis factors of this disease.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases
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