A Fatal Case Of Persistent Burkholderia Pseudomallei Bacteraemia With Severe Pneumonia And Splenic Abscess.
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
; 35(2): 331-333, 2023.
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| ID: mdl-37422833
ABSTRACT
Burkholderia pseudomallei is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes melioidosis. Melioidosis is a potentially fatal disease that is endemic in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia and is being increasingly recognized in other regions worldwide. Melioidosis can affect any organ system and present with a wide range of clinical manifestations including pneumonia, bone, skin/soft tissue, or central nervous system infections. In this report, we describe a diabetic farmer who succumbed to persistent B. pseudomallei bacteraemia with multiorgan involvement despite treatment with meropenem and ceftazidime.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neumonía
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Enfermedades del Bazo
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Burkholderia pseudomallei
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Melioidosis
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Malasia