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Melioidosis

Medical Definition: 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.
Guide Notes: caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei; in India, Malay & Indonesia

Melioidosis Medical Definitions and Terms

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