A case of melioidosis presenting as migrating pulmonary infiltration: The first case in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 139-142

  Sei, Won Lee ^a   Yi, Jongyoun ^a   Joo, Sae Ik ^a   Young, Ae Kang ^a   Young, Soon Yoon ^a   Yim, Jae Joon ^a   Yoo, Chul Gyu ^a   Sung, Koo Han ^a   Shim, Young Soo ^a   Kim, Eui Chong ^a   Young, Whan Kim ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Burkholderia pseudomallei; Communicable diseases; Korea; Lung diseases; Melioidosis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; MOXIFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RNA 16S;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KOREA; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; SPUTUM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20044388539     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2005.20.1.139     Document Type: Article

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