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Preferred term

Melioidosis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei Infections
  • Disease, Whitmore's
  • Infection, Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Whitmore Disease
  • Whitmore's Disease

Note

  • caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei; in India, Malay & Indonesia

Scope note

  • A disease of humans and animals that resembles GLANDERS. It is caused by BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI and may range from a dormant infection to a condition that causes multiple abscesses, PNEUMONIA and BACTEREMIA.

In other languages

  • melioidoosi

    Finnish

  • Melioidosis
  • morbus Whitmore
  • valeräkätauti
  • Whitmore
  • Whitmoren tauti
  • Melioidos

    Swedish

  • Burkholderia pseudomallei infektion

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008554

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