Cutaneous Melioidosis and Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1484-1485

  Wang, Yi Shi ^a   Wong, Chin Ho ^b   Kurup, Asok ^b  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FASCIA; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSTATE ABSCESS; PROSTATITIS; SPLEEN ABSCESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242323682     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0911.030370     Document Type: Article

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