Severe coinfection of melioidosis and dengue fever in northeastern Brazil: first case report

Severe coinfection of melioidosis and dengue fever in northeastern Brazil: first case report

This report focuses on a fatality involving severe dengue fever and melioidosis in a 28-year-old truck driver residing in Pacoti in northeastern Brazil. He exhibited long-term respiratory symptoms (48 days) and went through a wide-ranging clinical investigation at three hospitals, after initial clin...

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Main Authors: Rafael Nogueira Macedo, Felipe Araujo Rocha, Dionne Bezerra Rolim, Dina Cortez Lima Feitosa Vilar, Fernanda Montenegro de Carvalho Araújo, Nélia Nogueira Vieira, Juliana Rodrigues Teixeira, Maíza Colares Carvalho, Francisco George Magalhães Oliveira, Luciano Pamplona de Góes Cavalcanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Melioidose
Dengue
Coinfecção
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