Table 2 Primary clinical presentations and outcomes of 145 cases of melioidosis
Type of primary clinical presentationa | Culture + ve (91 cases) | Culture - ve/Serology +ve (54 cases) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Number of patients (n) | Number died (% of n) | Number of patients (n1) | Number died (% of n1) |
   Pneumonia | 39 | 25 (64.1) | 22 | 4 (18.2) |
   Soft tissue abscess | 19 | 8 (42.1) | 6 | 3 (50.0) |
   Osteomyelitis/septic arthritis | 7 | 3 (42.9) | 0 | - |
   Prostatic abscess | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
   Liver abscess | 6 | 1 (16.7) | 4 | 0 |
   Splenic abscess | 9 | 1 (11.1) | 6 | 0 |
   Brain/neurological abscess | 2 | 1 (50.0) | 5 | 2 (40.0) |
   Others | 40 | 20 (50.0) | 14 | 3 (37.2) |
   Total | 91 | 41 (45.1) | 54 | 8 (14.8) |