Sniff the Plates? Laboratory Exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei

We report a case of melioidosis in a 27-year-old male who presented with localized neck swelling and later developed complications due to the patient's non-compliance with his antibiotic therapy.

Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - February 6, 2013 Category: Microbiology Authors: S. Knost, M.C. Marroum, T. Nozar, L. Tagle, J. Horton, L.W. Raymond, J. Kase, S. Kilpatrick, W. Boehringer, A.Y. Peng, R.L. Sautter Source Type: news