title: Burkholderia pseudomallei: an uncommon cause of bacteraemic pneumonia in a diabetic.
abstract: A 55-year-old woman presented with fever, breathlessness and shock. She was diagnosed to have diabetes mellitus (Type 2) after admission. Blood culture grew Burkholderia pseudomallei. The patient responded to intravenous ceftozidime for two weeks and a prolonged course of six months with cotrimoxazole and doxycycline.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. subbalaxmimvs@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Malladi V S
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Subbalaxmi
authors.forename: Naval
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: M Nageswara
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vemu
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Raju
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents