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Indian J Med Microbiol
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2004 Oct-Dec; 22(4): 266-8
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-53896
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.