Melioidosis Manifesting as Chronic Femoral Osteomyelitis in Patient from Ghana

A 33-year-old man from Ghana who had diabetes had chronic osteomyelitis of the femoral shaft develop. Tissue samples from surgical debridement grew Burkholderia pseudomallei. He received meropenem, followed by oral trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and doxycycline, and fully recovered without complicati...

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Autores principales: Mabayoje, Diana Ayoola, Kenna, Dervla T.D., Dance, David A.B., NicFhogartaigh, Caoimhe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8714192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34757896
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2801.211800
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Sumario:A 33-year-old man from Ghana who had diabetes had chronic osteomyelitis of the femoral shaft develop. Tissue samples from surgical debridement grew Burkholderia pseudomallei. He received meropenem, followed by oral trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and doxycycline, and fully recovered without complications. Our case report extends the range of countries in Africa as sources of culture-confirmed melioidosis.

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