Burkholderia pseudomallei septicaemia - a case report |
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| Authors: | Dias M Antony B Aithala S Hanumanthappa B Pinto H Rekha B |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Microbiology, Fr. Muller Medical College, Kankanady, Mangalore - 575 002, Karnataka, India. |
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| Abstract: | Burkholderia pseudomallei, a natural saprophyte widely distributed in soil, stagnant waters of endemic areas, is said to infect humans through breaks in the skin or through inhalation causing protean clinical manifestations including fatal septicaemia. A case of septicaemia in a elderly female diabetic due to B. pseudomallei following a history of fall is being reported with complete details. |
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