Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Melioidosis – USA: (TX) 2018, poss local acquisition
PRO/EDR> Melioidosis – USA: (TX) 2018, poss local acquisition
Melioidosis -- United StatesOn 17 Nov 2018, a 63-year-old man from Atascosa County, Texas, came to hospital A with fever, chest pain, and dyspnea of 3 days' duration. At admission, he reported congenital unilateral renal agenesis. Renal function measures were unremarkable. Increased hemoglobin A1c level and hyperglycemia (glucose over 200 mg/dL) suggested undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.Computed tomography of chest and abdomen with intravenous contrast showed left lower lobe pneumonia with a small left Read more [...]
