A Case of Septicemia and Septic Pneumonia due to Burkholderia pseudomallei / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 114-117, 2004.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-721407
ABSTRACT
Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by a gram-negative saprophyte bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei. It is endemic to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. It mostly infects adults with predisposing conditions, mainly diabetes mellitus. The lung is the most commonly affected organ. The spectrum of melioidois in human varies from subclinical to overwhelming protean manifestations resembling other acute and chronic bacterial infections. We report herein a case of septicemia and septic pneumonia due to Burkholderia pseudomallei in 47-year-old man with diabetes mellitus who has history of traveling to Malaysia. This is the first report of melioidosis in Korea.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Asia, Southeastern
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Australia
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Bacterial Infections
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Communicable Diseases
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Burkholderia pseudomallei
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Sepsis
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Burkholderia
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Korea
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
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Oceania
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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