Melioidosis Manifesting as Chronic Femoral Osteomyelitis in Patient from Ghana
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 complicat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/1/21-1800_article |