PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Waseem, Mohiuddin
AU  - Al-Sherbeeni, Suphia
AU  - Al-Malki, Mussa H.
AU  - Al-Ghamdi, Mubarak S.
TI  - Burkholderia gladioli associated abscess in a type 1 diabetic patient.
DP  - 2008 Jul 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1048--1050
VI  - 29
IP  - 7
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/29/7/1048.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/29/7/1048.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2008 Jul 01; 29
AB  - ABSTRACT Burkholderia gladioli, a bacterial pathogen, causes a variety of infectious ailments in immunocompromised individuals. We present a case report of foreign body associated Burkholderia gladioli related abscess in an immunocompetent type 1 diabetic patient. Relevant medical literature is reviewed to understand this unusual mode of presentation of this bacterium in our patient.