Burkholderia pseudomallei: an uncommon cause of bacteraemic pneumonia in a diabetic

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 cotrimoxazo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Indian journal of chest diseases & allied sciences 2011-07, Vol.53 (3), p.185-187
Hauptverfasser:	Subbalaxmi, Malladi V S, Chandra, Naval, Rao, M Nageswara, Vemu, Lakshmi, Raju, Y S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Bacteremia - diagnosis Bacteremia - drug therapy Bacteremia - microbiology Burkholderia pseudomallei - isolation & purification Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Melioidosis - diagnosis Melioidosis - drug therapy Middle Aged Pneumonia, Bacterial - diagnosis Pneumonia, Bacterial - drug therapy Pneumonia, Bacterial - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0377-9343