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Relapse of chronic melioidosis in a paediatric cystic fibrosis patient: first case report from Malaysia

BACKGROUND: Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, which is a potentially life threatening disease endemic in Southeast Asian countries. In Malaysia, cystic fibrosis (CF) is an uncommon condition. The association between CF and B.pseudomallei infections has been reported pr...

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Autores principales: Mariappan, Vanitha, Thavagnanam, Surendran, Vellasamy, Kumutha Malar, Teh, Cindy Ju Shuan, Atiya, Nadia, Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela, Vadivelu, Jamuna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6125953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30185168
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3371-7