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Case of misdiagnosed melioidosis from Hue city, Vietnam

Melioidosis is an emerging infection, a potentially fatal tropical disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei in humans and animals, endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Diagnosis remains problematic due to its similarity to many other infections. The lack of clinical awareness and cor...

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Autores principales: Nguyen, Hoang Bach, Nguyen, Thi Khanh Linh, Ung, Thi Thuy, Mai, Thi Thao Nhi, Tran, Thi Nhu Hoa, Ngo, Viet Quynh Tram, Le, Van An
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10132338/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37124859
http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/ijm.v14i3.9796
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Sumario:Melioidosis is an emerging infection, a potentially fatal tropical disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei in humans and animals, endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Diagnosis remains problematic due to its similarity to many other infections. The lack of clinical awareness and correct microbiological diagnosis contributes to the misidentification of melioidosis. We present a melioidosis case, which was misdiagnosed with pneumonia and septicemia due to Aeromonas salmonicida, leading to ineffective prolonged-course antibiotic treatment for the patient.