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Emerg Infect Dis
; 28(1): 201-204, 2022 01.
Article
En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34757896
A 33-year-old man from Ghana who had diabetes had chronic osteomyelitis of the femoral shaft develop. Tissue samples from surgical debridement grew Burkholderia pseudomallei. He received meropenem, followed by oral trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and doxycycline, and fully recovered without complications. Our case report extends the range of countries in Africa as sources of culture-confirmed melioidosis.
Burkholderia pseudomallei , Melioidosis , Osteomyelitis , Adult , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Ghana , Humans , Male , Melioidosis/diagnosis , Melioidosis/drug therapy , Osteomyelitis/diagnosis , Osteomyelitis/drug therapy