Repeat blood culture positive for B. pseudomallei indicates an increased risk of death from melioidosis.
Melioidosis, a bacterial infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is notoriously difficult to cure despite appropriate antimicrobial therapy and has a mortality rate of up to 40%. We demonstrate that a blood culture positive for B. pseudomallei taken at the end of the first and/or second week...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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