An unusual cause of diabetic ketoacidosis and fulminant septicaemia

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 242-244

  Hassanein, Mohamed M ^a,d   Croall, J ^b   Ewinst, D L ^c   Worth, R C ^c  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b TRAFFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Countess of Chester Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceftazidime; Diabetic ketoacidosis; Melioidosis; Septicaemia

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFRADINE; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; INSULIN; NETILMICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RELAPSE; SEPTICEMIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CEFTAZIDIME; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DOXYCYCLINE; HUMANS; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 0037352922     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2003.00863.x     Document Type: Article

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