Melioidosis in Odisha: A clinico-microbiological and epidemiological description of culture-confirmed cases over a 2-year period

Bijayini Behera, Srujana Mohanty, Ashoka Mahapatra, Vinay Kumar Hallur, Baijayantimala Mishra, Anupam Dey, Rajesh Kumar, Tushar K Mishra, Prakash K Sasmal, Mithilesh Sinha, Prasanta R Mohapatra, Manoj K Panigrahi, C Preetam, Rashmi Ranjan DasIndian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2019 37(3):430-432 Melioidosis is an emerging infectious disease in India mostly reported from South-western coastal Karnataka and North-eastern Tamil Nadu. We speculate the existence of another major hidden focus in Odisha, one of the eastern coastal states. The clinico-epidemiological features of 47 culture-confirmed melioidosis at a tertiary care teaching hospital over a period of 2 years are reported. Septicaemia was the most common clinical presentation. Diabetes mellitus (DM) was present in 72.3% of our cases. The geo-climatic conditions of Odisha and other coastal states of India and the rise in the incidence of DM demand a nationwide surveillance of melioidosis and creation of melioidosis registry.
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Source Type: research