Simon Smith, James D Stewart, Catherine Tacon, Neil Archer, Josh Hanson
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Abstract
Paediatric melioidosis is uncommon in Northern Australia and localised skin and soft tissue infections predominate. This study presents data from Far North Queensland and shows that, in this population, children with melioidosis are commonly bacteraemia and have a high case fatality rate.