Behera, BMohanty, SMahapatra, AHallur, VKMishra, BDey, AKumar, RMishra, TKSasmal, PKSinha, MMohapatra, PRPanigrahi, MKPreetam, CDas, RR2020-04-232020-04-232019-09Behera B, Mohanty S, Mahapatra A, Hallur VK, Mishra B, Dey A, Kumar R, Mishra TK, Sasmal PK, Sinha M, Mohapatra PR, Panigrahi MK, Preetam C, Das RR. Melioidosis in Odisha: A clinico-microbiological and epidemiological description of culture-confirmed cases over a 2-year period. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2019 Sep; 37(3): 430-4320255-08571998-3646http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/198899Melioidosis is an emerging infectious disease in India mostly reported from South-western coastal Karnataka and North-eastern Tamil Nadu. We speculate the existence of another major hidden focus in Odisha, one of the eastern coastal states. The clinico-epidemiological features of 47 culture-confirmed melioidosis at a tertiary care teaching hospital over a period of 2 years are reported. Septicaemia was the most common clinical presentation. Diabetes mellitus (DM) was present in 72.3% of our cases. The geo-climatic conditions of Odisha and other coastal states of India and the rise in the incidence of DM demand a nationwide surveillance of melioidosis and creation of melioidosis registry.Burkholderia pseudomalleiOdishamelioidosisJournal ArticleIndiaDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaDepartment of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaDepartment of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaDepartment of ENT, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India