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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2801.211800
Personal Author:
Mabayoje, Diana Ayoola ; Kenna, Dervla T.D. ; Dance, David A.B. ; NicFhogartaigh, Caoimhe
Mabayoje, Diana Ayoola ; Kenna, Dervla T.D. ; Dance, David A.B. ; NicFhogartaigh, Caoimhe Less -
Description:
A 33-year-old man from Ghana who had diabetes had chronic osteomyelitis of the femoral shaft develop. Tissue samples from surgical debridement grew Burkholderia pseudomallei. He received meropenem, followed by oral trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and doxycycline, and fully recovered without complications. Our case report extends the range of countries in Africa as sources of culture-confirmed melioidosis.
Subject:
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Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Humans
Male
Melioidosis
Osteomyelitis

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(1):201-204
Pubmed ID:
34757896
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC8714192
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Ghana
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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