Severe Sepsis with Multiorgan Failure due to Melioidosis: A Lesson to Learn.


Journal

Case reports in medicine
ISSN: 1687-9627
Titre abrégé: Case Rep Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101512910

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2021
Historique:
received: 03 02 2021
revised: 20 03 2021
accepted: 22 03 2021
entrez: 26 4 2021
pubmed: 27 4 2021
medline: 27 4 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Melioidosis is a bacterial infection caused by a Gram-negative bacillus This case report highlights the importance of considering melioidosis as a differential diagnosis when a patient comes with risk factors for melioidosis.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33897779
doi: 10.1155/2021/5563214
pmc: PMC8052143
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

5563214

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021 Dinuka S Warapitiya et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Auteurs

Dinuka S Warapitiya (DS)

Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Shyama Subasinghe (S)

Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, Nugegoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Rukshanie Frances de Silva (RF)

Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Dadallage Lalitha Piyarisi (DL)

Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, Nugegoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Kushlani Jayatilleke (K)

Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, Nugegoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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