Melioidosis (MD) is an infection caused by the gram-negative soil-dwelling bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei. It predominantly affects people in regular contact with soil and water and is endemic in areas of Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. There are many possible disease manifestations including melioidosis septic shock, pneumonia, and hepatic and splenic abscesses.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Other bacterial diseases
1C42 Melioidosis
H00317 Melioidosis
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Immune system
nt06517 TLR signaling
H00317 Melioidosis
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by beta proteobacteria
H00317 Melioidosis
