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Case Reports
. 2007 Feb;13(2):349-51.
doi: 10.3201/eid1302.061290.

Misdiagnosing melioidosis

Andrew J Brent, Philippa C Matthews, David A Dance, Tyrone L Pitt, Rupert Handy
Case Reports

Misdiagnosing melioidosis

Andrew J Brent et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Feb.
No abstract available

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A) Gram stain of pus from the patient’s submental collection, showing the characteristic safety-pin pattern (arrows) of bipolar staining. B) Sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antigens from the patient and Burkholderia pseudomallei reference strain (204), showing different O-repeating units (bracket). A control isolate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa LPS (PA01) is shown for comparison.
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