Publication: Short report: Prevalence of melioidosis in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis and sputum smear negative for acid-fast bacilli in northeast Thailand
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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Vol.89, No.5 (2013), 983-985
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Pornpan Suntornsut, Kriangsak Kasemsupat, Santi Silairatana, Gumphol Wongsuvan, Yaowaruk Jutrakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Nicholas P.J. Day, Sharon J. Peacock, Direk Limmathurotsakul (2013). Short report: Prevalence of melioidosis in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis and sputum smear negative for acid-fast bacilli in northeast Thailand. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14594/31847.
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Short report: Prevalence of melioidosis in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis and sputum smear negative for acid-fast bacilli in northeast Thailand
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The clinical and radiological features of pulmonary melioidosis can mimic tuberculosis. We prospectively evaluated 118 patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis who were acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear negative at Udon Thani Hospital, northeast Thailand. Culture of residual sputum from AFB testing was positive for Burkholderia pseudomallei in three patients (2.5%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.5-7.3%). We propose that in melioidosis-endemic areas, residual sputum from AFB testing should be routinely cultured for B. pseudomallei. Copyright © 2013 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.