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. 2022 Jan 25;11(2):149. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11020149

Table 1.

Country wise reported clinical presentations for melioidosis in human.

Country Manifestation References
Australia Fever, pneumonia, genitourinary infections, abdominal pain, skin abscesses, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, soft tissue abscess, and encephalomyelitis, genitourinary infection, communicating hydrocephalus and encephalomyelitis. [15,31,40,49,50]
Bangladesh Fever, abdominal pain, arthritis, cough, lung abscess, prostate abscess, liver abscess, skin abscess, pneumonia, septic arthritis and meningitis. [45,51,52]
Cambodia Fever, cough, chest pain, weight loss, acute suppurativeparotitis, pneumonia, Superficial soft-tissue abscess, Lymph-node abscess, Meningitis, Bone/joint infection, Deep abscesses, urogenital infection, shock and multi-organ failure. [13,41,53,54,55]
China Fever, pneumonia, septicaemia, visceral abscess, urinary tract infection, lymphadenitis, arthritis, parotitis, orchitis, soft tissue abscess and prostatic infection. [12,16,56]
India Fever, visceral abscess, septic arthritis, renal failure, abdominal pain, pneumonia, hepatomegaly, osteo-myelitis, splenomegalyand septicemia. [10,42,47,57]
Laos Fever, weight loss, productive cough, acute bilateral supraclavicular lymphadenitis, septic arthritis and spleen abscess. [58,59]
Malaysia Fever, pneumonia, septicemia, shock, lung abscess, cervical abscess, submandibular abscess, axillary abscess, skin abscess, muscle abscess, liver abscess and brain abscess. [18,22,60,61,62]
Singapore Fever, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), abscess, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, dysuria and haematuria. [21,38,39]
Taiwan Fever, cough, pneumonia, abdominal pain, septicemia, soft-tissue abscess, mycotic aneurysm and renal failure. [14,48,63]
Thailand Fever, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), splenic abscess, liver abscess, muscle abscess, prostatic abscesses, renal abscess, parotid gland abscess, submandibular node abscess, septic arthritis, osteomyelitisand facial cellulitis. [19,20,64,65]