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MELIOIDOSISICD-10 A24.1 acute <strong>and</strong> fulminating melioidosis;A24.2 subacute <strong>and</strong> chronic melioidosis; A24.3 other melioidosisSynonyms: Whitmore’s disease, rodent gl<strong>and</strong>ers.Etiology: Pseudomonas (Malleomyces) pseudomallei, a small, aerobic, motile,gram-negative bacillus closely related <strong>to</strong> P. mallei, the agent of gl<strong>and</strong>ers. Whenstained with methylene blue or Wright stain, it shows bipolar coloration, in the shapeof a safety pin. It is pleomorphic <strong>and</strong> sometimes forms chains. It is a saprophytic

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