Melioidosis manifesting as chronic femoral osteomyelitis in patient from Ghana
A 33-year-old man from Ghana who had diabetes also had chronic osteomyelitis of the femoral shaft. Tissue samples from surgical debridement grew Burkholderia pseudomallei. He received meropenem, followed by oral trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and doxycycline, and fully recovered without complications...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2021
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