Bacteremic melioidosis in southern Taiwan: Clinical characteristics and outcome

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1013-1022

  Chou, Deng Wei ^a   Chung, Kuo Mou ^a   Chen, Chang Hung ^a   Cheung, Bruno Man Hon ^a  

^a TAINAN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacteremic melioidosis; Burkholderia pseudomallei; Community acquired pneumonia; Taiwan; Typhoon

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTAZIDIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CREATININE; DOXYCYCLINE; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISEASE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MELIOIDOSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PH MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECURRENCE RISK; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN INFECTION; SURVIVOR; TAIWAN; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 38049181472     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60077-7     Document Type: Article

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