Imported case of melioidosis in Oman: case report
Oman Medical Journal. 2017; 32 (1): 62-65
in English
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| ID: emr-185727
ABSTRACT
Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. It is most commonly described in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia and some imported cases in non-endemic areas. We describe the case of a 55-year-old Omani man with fulminant sepsis who worked in Laos, Cambodia. B. pseudomallei was isolated from the patient's blood and was identified by means of microbiological and biochemical tests. We highlight the importance of careful attention to non-fermentative gram-negative rods in a septic patients who have worked or travelled to Southeast Asia
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Burkholderia pseudomallei
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Sepsis
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Fever
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Oman Med. J.
Year:
2017
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