Melioidosis pneumonia and blast injury.
We present the case of a 24-year-old woman with acute septicemic melioidosis resulting from inhaled infective dust during a blast injury. With appropriate antibiotic treatment and supportive therapy in the ICU, the patient made an uneventful recovery.
Main Authors: | Wang, C.Y., Yap, B.H., Delilkan, A.E. |
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