Burkholderia pseudomallei: An uncommon cause of bacteraemic pneumonia in a diabetic.
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2011-07
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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.
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Pneumonia, Sepsis, Burkholderia pseudomallei
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Subbalaxmi Malladi V S, Chandra Naval, Rao M Nageswara, Vemu Lakshmi, Raju Y S. Burkholderia pseudomallei: An uncommon cause of bacteraemic pneumonia in a diabetic. The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences, 2011 Jul; 53(3): 185-188.