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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Main Authors:	How, Soon Hin, Ramalingam, Rajalingam, Kuan, Yeh Chunn, Ahmad, Norazah, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Mohamed, Mohd Sapian
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2012
Subjects:	RC Internal medicine
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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
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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
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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author	How, Soon Hin Ramalingam, Rajalingam Kuan, Yeh Chunn Ahmad, Norazah Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Mohamed, Mohd Sapian
author_facet	How, Soon Hin Ramalingam, Rajalingam Kuan, Yeh Chunn Ahmad, Norazah Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Mohamed, Mohd Sapian
author_sort	How, Soon Hin
title	Case report: Fatal co-infection-melioidosis and leptospirosis
title_short	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_sort	case report: fatal co-infection-melioidosis and leptospirosis
publisher	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
publishDate	2012
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/28864/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28864/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28864/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28864/1/AJTMH_October_2012_737.full.pdf
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Case report: Fatal co-infection-melioidosis and leptospirosis

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