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Classroom classification

百科

Glanders (Burkholderia mallei) pneumonia

传染科

Common symptoms

寒战、淋巴结肿大、测试、鼻中隔穿孔、肌痛、败血症、低热、毒血症、结痂

The pathology of disease

Glanders is Burkholderia mallei zoonotic infection; rare; lab workers/horse exposure; pneumonia; sepsis; high mortality; ceftazidime; bioterror concern.

Symptoms

Fever; pneumonia; ulcers; sepsis; lab/horse exposure; rare; high mortality; bioterror concern

Causes

Burkholderia mallei; zoonotic; horses; lab exposure.

Treatment

Ceftazidime/merlopen; long course; barrier; infectious disease/biodefense

Dept

Infectious disease / pulmonology / biodefense.

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