Isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei from a case of septicaemia - A case report

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-132

  Anuradha, K ^a   Meena, A K ^a   Lakshmi, V ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Burkhloderia pseudomallei; Meliodosis; Septicaemia; Skin lesions

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PEFLOXACIN; RAIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FLOODING; HUMAN; INDIA; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MELIOIDOSIS; SEPTICEMIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0042420756     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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