20Aug 2018

MELIOIDOSIS - A CASE SERIES FROM DAKSHIN KANNADA.

  • junior resident KS hedge medical college.
  • Associate Professor K.S Hegde Medical college Mangalore, Department of General Surgery.
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Melidiosis is an infectious disease caused by gram negative organism Burkholderia pseudomallei. B.pseudomallei often described as soil dwelling organism resembling safety pin appearence on microbiological appearance. Melidi-osis is endemic in South east Asia and Australia. Risk Factors have been associated are Diabetes, alcohol abuse, chronic kidney disease and chronic lung disease.In this case series of melidiosis from 2015-16 encountered in tertiary hospital.We emphasise on treatment modality at our hospital KS HEGDE hospital using meropenem as a first line antibiotics with ceftazidime.

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[Perumal Boney and Lancelot Lobo. (2018); MELIOIDOSIS - A CASE SERIES FROM DAKSHIN KANNADA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 6 (Aug). 858-860] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr Perumal Boney
MS General surgery Post graduate KS HEGDE hospital mangalore

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/7586      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/7586

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