Disseminated melioidosis in early pregnancy - an unproven cause of foetal loss

• Main Authors: Chang, Chee, Lau, Nina Lee Jing, Currie, Bart J., Podin, Yuwana
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2020
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QR Microbiology; RB Pathology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31392/1/Disseminated%20melioidosis%20in%20early%20pregnancy%20-%20an%20unproven%20cause%20of%20foetal%20loss.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31392/; https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-020-4937-8; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4937-8

Abstract Background: Melioidosis is a potentially life-threatening infection caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Melioidosis is difficult to diagnose due to its diverse clinical manifestations, which often delays administration of appropriate antibiotic therapy. Case...