Melioidosis presenting predominantly as thoracic empyema

Burkholderia pseudomallei has been rarely mentioned as a causative organism of thoracic empyema in previous literature. Here, we reported two cases (a 66-year-old male farmer and a 57-year-old male security guard) presenting with fever and pleuritic chest pain. Their chest computed tomography scans...

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Main Authors: Ngoc-Huyen Dao-Thi, Au Nguyen-Tiet, Lam Nguyen-Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2022;volume=14;issue=2;spage=87;epage=89;aulast=Dao-Thi