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A systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature was carried out in PubMed and Google Scholar for human melioidosis cases with cardiac involvement. Quantitative data for cases of melioidosis were obtained, including age, sex, microbiological diagnosis, treatment, and outcome. 980 articles were screened, of which 31 articles were eligible. The most common cardiac site of infection was pericarditis, followed by endocarditis and myocarditis. Over 95% of cardiac involvement occurred in males, and mortality was the lowest in pericarditis and highest in myocarditis. Valvular vegetations were all small, left-sided, and did not require surgery. Antibiotic treatment included a bactericidal induction therapy with ceftazidime or a carbapenem \u00b1 TMP-SMX, followed by eradication therapy with TMP\u2013SMX in most patients as previously established. In conclusion, melioidosis varies in clinical presentation and is also known as a great imitator. 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