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- Title
Case of misdiagnosed melioidosis from Hue city, Vietnam.
- Authors
Nguyen, Hoang Bach; Linh Nguyen, Thi Khanh; Ung, Thi Thuy; Nhi Mai, Thi Thao; Hoa Tran, Thi Nhu; Tram Ngo, Viet Quynh; Le, Van An
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
HUE (Vietnam); SOUTHEAST Asia; VIETNAM; MELIOIDOSIS; EMERGING infectious diseases; AEROMONAS salmonicida; BURKHOLDERIA pseudomallei; DIAGNOSTIC errors; SEPSIS
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 3, p430
- ISSN
2008-3289
- Publication type
Case Study