Fatal deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism secondary to melioidosis in China: case report and literature review

Fatal deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism secondary to melioidosis in China: case report and literature review

Abstract Background Burkholderia pseudomallei is a gram-negative bacterium and the causative pathogen of melioidosis, which manifests a variety ranges of infection symptoms. However, deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) secondary to bacteremic melioidosis are rarely documented in...

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Main Authors: Hua Wu, Dongliang Huang, Biao Wu, Mengjie Pan, Binghuai Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Melioidosis
Deep venous thrombosis
Pulmonary embolism
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4627-6

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