Reactivation of latent melioidosis presenting with acute pyelonephritis and bacteremia

We report an interesting case involving an 81-year-old male patient who presented to our hospital with sepsis secondary to pyelonephritis and bacteremia. Blood cultures were positive for a Gram-negative bacillus, Burkholderia pseudomallei. His risk factors were diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonar...

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Main Authors: Hamid Shaaban, Rabih Hallit, Jihad Slim, Aruna Sree, John W Sensakovic
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/42941b084c5c44bcab04f36a334830a7
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