TY - JOUR AU - Mabayoje, Diana Ayoola AU - Kenna, Dervla T.D. AU - Dance, David A.B. AU - NicFhogartaigh, Caoimhe T1 - Melioidosis Manifesting as Chronic Femoral Osteomyelitis in Patient from Ghana T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2022 VL - 28 IS - 1 SP - 201 SN - 1080-6059 AB - A 33-year-old man from Ghana who had diabetes had chronic osteomyelitis of the femoral shaft develop. Tissue samples from surgical debridement grew Burkholderia pseudomallei. He received meropenem, followed by oral trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and doxycycline, and fully recovered without complications. Our case report extends the range of countries in Africa as sources of culture-confirmed melioidosis. KW - melioidosis KW - Burkholderia pseudomallei KW - bacteria KW - chronic femoral osteomyelitis KW - osteomyelitis KW - Ghana DO - 10.3201/eid2801.211800 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/1/21-1800_article ER - End of Reference