Systemic melioidosis with prostatic abscess

Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by the Gram-negative bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei. The organism is a soil saprophyte and humans acquire infection via percutaneous inoculation through a breach in the skin. Inhalation of the organism is also a probable route of transmission as eviden...

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Main Authors: F. S. Makeen, M. N. Pitagampola, S. Chandrasiri, S. Mendis, A. M. Abeygunasekera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology 2023-10-01
Series:Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://account.sljid.sljol.info/index.php/sljo-j-sljid/article/view/8583