Septicaemia, bilateral community acquired pneumonia and empyema due to Burkholderia pseudomallei (mellioidosis) with a favourable outcome following prolonged specific antibiotic therapy;Septicémie, pneumopathie bilatérale et pleurésie purulente à Burkholderia pseudomallei (mélioïdose) d'évolution favorable sous antibiothérapie adaptée, prolongée: « Un diagnostic peut en cacher un autre »

Revue des Maladies Respiratoires

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-322

  Estivals, M ^a   Du Couedic, L ^a   Lacassin, F ^b   Mermond, S ^c   Levenes, H ^a  

^a Service de Pneumologie   (New Caledonia)

^b CHT Bourret   (New Caledonia)

^c Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle Caledonie Noumea   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Burkholderia pseudomallei; Community acquired pneumonia; Empyema; Mellioidosis; Septicaemia

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FENFLURAMINE; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; EMPYEMA; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; PUS; RELAPSE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEPTICEMIA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THORAX DRAINAGE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 43949143562     PISSN: 07618425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0761-8425(08)71551-1     Document Type: Article

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