Melioidosis as a cause of femoral osteomyelitis and multifocal intramuscular abscess around the hip joint in a farmer: a case report

<p>Melioidosis is a potentially fatal infectious disease caused by the soil transmitted saprophyte <em>Burkholderia pseudomallei. </em>Though Sri Lanka being considered a non endemic country, with the increasing number of cases reported recently there is mounting evidence that the...

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Main Authors: KMD Rodrigo, R Premaratna, HJ de Silva, E Corea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology 2013-02-01
Series:Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/4655