Case report: Fatal co-infection-melioidosis and leptospirosis
Co-infection of melioidosis and leptospirosis is uncommon. We report here four such cases, confirmed by blood culture for melioidosis and blood polymerase-chain reaction for leptospirosis, which occurred among rescuers involved in a search and rescue operation for a young man who was suspected to ha...
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| author | How, Soon Hin Ramalingam, Rajalingam Kuan, Yeh Chunn Ahmad, Norazah Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Mohamed, Mohd Sapian |
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| description | Co-infection of melioidosis and leptospirosis is uncommon. We report here four such cases, confirmed by blood culture for melioidosis and blood polymerase-chain reaction for leptospirosis, which occurred among rescuers involved in a search and rescue operation for a young man who was suspected to have drowned in Lubuk Yu, a recreational forest in Pahang, Malaysia. Despite treatment, three of the patients died from the co-infection. |
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| spelling | iium-288642016-03-10T07:08:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28864/ Case report: Fatal co-infection-melioidosis and leptospirosis How, Soon Hin Ramalingam, Rajalingam Kuan, Yeh Chunn Ahmad, Norazah Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Mohamed, Mohd Sapian RC Internal medicine Co-infection of melioidosis and leptospirosis is uncommon. We report here four such cases, confirmed by blood culture for melioidosis and blood polymerase-chain reaction for leptospirosis, which occurred among rescuers involved in a search and rescue operation for a young man who was suspected to have drowned in Lubuk Yu, a recreational forest in Pahang, Malaysia. Despite treatment, three of the patients died from the co-infection. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28864/1/AJTMH_October_2012_737.full.pdf How, Soon Hin and Ramalingam, Rajalingam and Kuan, Yeh Chunn and Ahmad, Norazah and Ab Rahman, Jamalludin and Mohamed, Mohd Sapian (2012) Case report: Fatal co-infection-melioidosis and leptospirosis. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 87 (4). 737-740 . ISSN 0002-9637 http://www.ajtmh.org/content/87/4/737.abstract 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0165 |
| spellingShingle | RC Internal medicine How, Soon Hin Ramalingam, Rajalingam Kuan, Yeh Chunn Ahmad, Norazah Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Mohamed, Mohd Sapian Case report: Fatal co-infection-melioidosis and leptospirosis |
| title | Case report: Fatal co-infection-melioidosis and leptospirosis |
| title_full | Case report: Fatal co-infection-melioidosis and leptospirosis |
| title_fullStr | Case report: Fatal co-infection-melioidosis and leptospirosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case report: Fatal co-infection-melioidosis and leptospirosis |
| title_short | Case report: Fatal co-infection-melioidosis and leptospirosis |
| title_sort | case report: fatal co-infection-melioidosis and leptospirosis |
| topic | RC Internal medicine |
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