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Burkholderia pseudomallei: an uncommon cause of bacteraemic pneumonia in a diabetic.
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2011 Jul-Sep; 53(3):185-7.IJ

Abstract

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+Show Affiliations

Subbalaxmi MV
Department of General Medicine Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. subbalaxmimvs@yahoo.com
Chandra N
No affiliation info available
Rao MN
No affiliation info available
Vemu L
No affiliation info available
Raju YS
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacteremiaBurkholderia pseudomalleiDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMelioidosisMiddle AgedPneumonia, Bacterial

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

21838203

Citation

Subbalaxmi, Malladi V S., et al. "Burkholderia Pseudomallei: an Uncommon Cause of Bacteraemic Pneumonia in a Diabetic." The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences, vol. 53, no. 3, 2011, pp. 185-7.
Subbalaxmi MV, Chandra N, Rao MN, et al. Burkholderia pseudomallei: an uncommon cause of bacteraemic pneumonia in a diabetic. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2011;53(3):185-7.
Subbalaxmi, M. V., Chandra, N., Rao, M. N., Vemu, L., & Raju, Y. S. (2011). Burkholderia pseudomallei: an uncommon cause of bacteraemic pneumonia in a diabetic. The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences, 53(3), 185-7.
Subbalaxmi MV, et al. Burkholderia Pseudomallei: an Uncommon Cause of Bacteraemic Pneumonia in a Diabetic. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2011 Jul-Sep;53(3):185-7. PubMed PMID: 21838203.
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