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Neurological melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei) in a chronic psychotic patient treated with antipsychotics: A case report

RATIONALE: Neurological melioidosis, an extremely rare condition, is caused by the gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. If treatment is suboptimal or delayed, this infection can produce diverse clinical symptoms and result in death. PATIENT CONCERNS: A healthy 65-year-old female who ha...

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Autores principales: Chen, Guan-Bo, Tuan, Sheng-Hui, Chen, Li-Hsiang, Lin, Wen-Sou
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6023645/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29901631
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000011110