Early diagnostic indices for melioidosis:report of 49 cases
- VernacularTitle:类鼻疽病早期诊断依据的探讨
- Author:
Rong LIN
;
Xi LI
;
Hai CHEN
;
Anle YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
melioidosis;
diagnostic indices;
logistic regression analysis
- From:Journal of Third Military Medical University
2003;0(23):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the early diagnostic indices of melioidosis by analyzing 49 cases. Methods Unconditional logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the clinical data of 49 cases of melioidosis and 98 cases of bacterial pneumonia who were admitted in our hospital and Peoples' Hospital of Hainan Province from December 1996 to December 2007. Their social characteristic,background diseases,clinical manifestations,laboratory findings,radiologic examination and complications were studied. Results Background disease (such as diabetes),hepatosplenomegaly,septic shock,sepsis et al were the main causes of melioidosis. Conclusion Chills,fever,hepatosplenomegaly,diabetes mellitus,septic shock and sepsis are all factors that should be considered with melioidosis.
