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- Kieron B L Lim and Helen M L Oh.
- From the Department of Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
- Scand. J. Infect. Dis. 2007 Jan 1;39(4):357-9.
AbstractMelioidosis is a bacterial infection caused by the Gram-negative bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei. We report an unusual case of melioidosis that presented as a pyrexia of unknown origin complicated by pericardial effusion. Our patient received a 6-week course of intravenous antibiotics, followed by 8 months of oral antibiotics, and made a complete recovery. This report illustrates the diagnostic and therapeutic challenge that clinicians may encounter when faced with this potentially fatal infection.
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