| Melioidosis masquerading as enteric fever. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19121671 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Melioidosis is endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia, but it has been rarely reported from India. Recent reports have shown that melioidosis is an emerging infection in this part of the world, but enteric fever is more commonly seen in India. We present a 50-year-old male with diabetes who presented with acute onset of febrile illness. Preliminary investigations were suggestive of enteric fever, and he showed a partial response to parenteral ceftriaxone; however, it later turned out that he had melioidosis. The widal titres were persistently elevated even following treatment with meropenem. |
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Authors:
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Rohith Valsalan; Shubha Seshadri; Vinay R Pandit |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Volume: 102 Suppl 1 ISSN: 1878-3503 ISO Abbreviation: Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. Publication Date: 2008 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-01-05 Completed Date: 2009-11-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7506129 Medline TA: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S117-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Internal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Udupi District, 576 104, Karnataka, India. drrohithv@gmail.com |
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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therapeutic use* Burkholderia pseudomallei / drug effects, isolation & purification* Diagnosis, Differential Drug Therapy, Combination Humans Male Melioidosis / diagnosis*, drug therapy, microbiology Middle Aged Treatment Outcome Typhoid Fever / diagnosis*, drug therapy, microbiology |
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents |
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