Melioidosis Manifesting as Chronic Femoral Osteomyelitis in Patient from Ghana

Emerging Infectious Diseases

关键词: melioidosis;    Burkholderia pseudomallei;    bacteria;    chronic femoral osteomyelitis;    osteomyelitis;    Ghana;   

DOI  :  10.3201/eid2801.211800

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

A 33-year-old man from Ghana who had diabetes had chronic osteomyelitis of the femoral shaft develop. Tissue samples from surgical debridement grew Burkholderia pseudomallei. He received meropenem, followed by oral trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and doxycycline, and fully recovered without complications. Our case report extends the range of countries in Africa as sources of culture-confirmed melioidosis.

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