Melioidosis of the Musculoskeletal System

• Published in: Medical principles and practice Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 121 - 127
• Main Authors: Perumal, Rajamani, Livingston, Abel, Samuel, Sumant, Govindaraju, Santhosh Kumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Abscesses; Adult; Aged; Antibiotics; Arthritis; Burkholderia pseudomallei; Cement; Comorbidity; Female; Humans; India; Infections; Laboratories; Male; Melioidosis - complications; Middle Aged; Musculoskeletal Diseases - epidemiology; Musculoskeletal Diseases - microbiology; Musculoskeletal Diseases - surgery; Musculoskeletal system; Musculoskeletal System - microbiology; Original Paper; Patients; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Tuberculosis; Young Adult; India; Melioidosis; Musculoskeletal system; Burkholderia psuedomallei

Objective: Recent studies indicate that India is an endemic region for Burkholderia pseudomallei infection. We aimed to describe the clinical presentation of B. pseudomallei infection of the musculoskeletal system and summarise the various treatment modalities used in our clinical practice. Subjects...