Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional description of cases series melioidosis hospitalized at Hospital for Tropical Disease from January 2009 to January 2019 Results: 150 patients with melioidosis with 63.4% in the Southeast, 28% have jobs in regular contact with water, moist soil; 52.8% have diabetes mellitus; 18.7% are addicted to alcohol and 30.9% have no underlying disease; 50% of PIDs damage a muscle; septic shock 16%.