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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Autori principali: Limmathurotsakul, Direk, Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn, Wongsuvan, Gumphol, Pangmee, Sukanya, Amornchai, Premjit, Teparrakkul, Prapit, Teerawattanasook, Nittaya, Day, Nicholas P. J., Peacock, Sharon J.
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2011
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3110378/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21633019
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0618
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