Septicaemic Melioidosis: Case Report from a Non-Endemic Area

Septicaemic Melioidosis: Case Report from a Non-Endemic Area

Melioidosis is a clinically diverse disease caused by the facultative intracellular Gram-negative bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei. In recent times melioidosis has been increasingly reported in India especially from the southern and coastal states. We report a fatal case of septicaemic melioid...

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Main Authors: Smita Sood, Raghuvir Singh Kheda, Shabbar HK Joad, Rajeev Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
b. pseudomallei
melioidosis
rajasthan
septicaemia
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5257/9684_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(NJAK)_PFA(Sh)_PF2(PAG).pdf
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spelling doaj-af6097c18e3848aeab03213aa175465c2020-11-25T03:11:30ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2014-12-01812DD01DD0210.7860/JCDR/2014/9684.5257Septicaemic Melioidosis: Case Report from a Non-Endemic AreaSmita Sood0Raghuvir Singh Kheda1Shabbar HK Joad2Rajeev Gupta3Senior Microbiologist, Department of Laboratory Medicine (SRL Ltd.),Fortis Escorts Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.Senior Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine, Fortis Escorts Hospital ,Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.Senior Consultant and Head, Department of Critical Care, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.Senior Consultant and Head, Department of Internal Medicine, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.Melioidosis is a clinically diverse disease caused by the facultative intracellular Gram-negative bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei. In recent times melioidosis has been increasingly reported in India especially from the southern and coastal states. We report a fatal case of septicaemic melioidosis from the state of Rajasthan with a view to increase awareness about the existence of this disease in an area yet unrecognized.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5257/9684_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(NJAK)_PFA(Sh)_PF2(PAG).pdfb. pseudomalleimelioidosisrajasthansepticaemia
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author Smita Sood
Raghuvir Singh Kheda
Shabbar HK Joad
Rajeev Gupta
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Raghuvir Singh Kheda
Shabbar HK Joad
Rajeev Gupta
Septicaemic Melioidosis: Case Report from a Non-Endemic Area
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
b. pseudomallei
melioidosis
rajasthan
septicaemia
author_facet Smita Sood
Raghuvir Singh Kheda
Shabbar HK Joad
Rajeev Gupta
author_sort Smita Sood
title Septicaemic Melioidosis: Case Report from a Non-Endemic Area
title_short Septicaemic Melioidosis: Case Report from a Non-Endemic Area
title_full Septicaemic Melioidosis: Case Report from a Non-Endemic Area
title_fullStr Septicaemic Melioidosis: Case Report from a Non-Endemic Area
title_full_unstemmed Septicaemic Melioidosis: Case Report from a Non-Endemic Area
title_sort septicaemic melioidosis: case report from a non-endemic area
publisher JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
series Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
issn 2249-782X
0973-709X
publishDate 2014-12-01
description Melioidosis is a clinically diverse disease caused by the facultative intracellular Gram-negative bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei. In recent times melioidosis has been increasingly reported in India especially from the southern and coastal states. We report a fatal case of septicaemic melioidosis from the state of Rajasthan with a view to increase awareness about the existence of this disease in an area yet unrecognized.
topic b. pseudomallei
melioidosis
rajasthan
septicaemia
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