RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Burkholderia gladioli associated abscess in a type 1 diabetic patient.
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1048
OP 1050
VO 29
IS 7
A1 Waseem, Mohiuddin
A1 Al-Sherbeeni, Suphia
A1 Al-Malki, Mussa H.
A1 Al-Ghamdi, Mubarak S.
YR 2008
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/29/7/1048.abstract
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.