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A case of pulmonary melioidosis in Germany: a rare differential diagnosis in returning travelers from South-East Asia

Melioidosis is a bacterial infection associated with high mortality. The diagnostic approach to this rare disease in Europe is challenging, especially because pulmonary manifestation of melioidosis can mimic pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Antibiotic therapy of melioidosis consists of an initial intens...

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Main Authors: Gottschalk, Claudius (Author) , Stojković, Marija (Author) , Zangenfeind, Sabine (Author) , Wolf, Peter (Author) , Klein, Julian (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 26 April 2024
In: Infection
Year: 2024, Volume: 52, Issue: 5, Pages: 1671-1676
ISSN:1439-0973
DOI:10.1007/s15010-024-02253-6
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-024-02253-6
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Author Notes:Claudius Gottschalk, Marija Stojković, Sabine Zange, Peter Wolf, Julian A.F. Klein
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Summary:Melioidosis is a bacterial infection associated with high mortality. The diagnostic approach to this rare disease in Europe is challenging, especially because pulmonary manifestation of melioidosis can mimic pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Antibiotic therapy of melioidosis consists of an initial intensive phase of 2-8 weeks followed by an eradication therapy of 3-6 months.
Item Description:Gesehen am 15.08.2024
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ISSN:1439-0973
DOI:10.1007/s15010-024-02253-6

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