| Burkholderia pseudomallei: an uncommon cause of bacteraemic pneumonia in a diabetic. | |
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PMID: 21838203 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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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. |
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Authors:
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Malladi V S Subbalaxmi; Naval Chandra; M Nageswara Rao; Lakshmi Vemu; Y S Raju |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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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:
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Created Date: 2011-08-15 Completed Date: 2011-09-06 Revised Date: 2011-12-01 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7612044 Medline TA: Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 185-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of General Medicine Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. subbalaxmimvs@yahoo.com |
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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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* |
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents |
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Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2011 Oct-Dec;53(4):244; author reply 244
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22128627
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