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Burkholderia pseudomallei: an uncommon cause of bacteraemic pneumonia in a diabetic.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21838203     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 55-year-old woman presented with fever, breathlessness and shock. She was diagnosed to have diabetes mellitus (Type 2) after admission. Blood culture grew Burkholderia pseudomallei. The patient responded to intravenous ceftozidime for two weeks and a prolonged course of six months with cotrimoxazole and doxycycline.
Authors:
Malladi V S Subbalaxmi; Naval Chandra; M Nageswara Rao; Lakshmi Vemu; Y S Raju
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Indian journal of chest diseases & allied sciences     Volume:  53     ISSN:  0377-9343     ISO Abbreviation:  Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci     Publication Date:    2011 Jul-Sep
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-08-15     Completed Date:  2011-09-06     Revised Date:  2011-12-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7612044     Medline TA:  Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci     Country:  India    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  185-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of General Medicine Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. subbalaxmimvs@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Bacteremia / diagnosis,  drug therapy,  microbiology*
Burkholderia pseudomallei / isolation & purification*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Melioidosis / diagnosis*,  drug therapy
Middle Aged
Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis,  drug therapy,  microbiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anti-Bacterial Agents
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2011 Oct-Dec;53(4):244; author reply 244   [PMID:  22128627 ]

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