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Volume 31, Number 7—July 2025

Research Letter

Fatal Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Caused by Burkholderia thailandensis, China

Pei Zhang1, Dai Kuang1, Shaowen Chen, Wei Liu, Xuehan Duan, Yang Chen, Xuming Wang, Qianfeng XiaComments to Author , and Hua WuComments to Author 
Author affiliation: Hainan General Hospital, Affiliated Hainan Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China (P. Zhang, Y. Chen, X. Wang, H. Wu); NHC Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, School of Tropical Medicine, Hainan Medical University, Haikou (D. Kuang, W. Liu, Q. Xia); Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou (S. Chen); Linyi Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Linyi, China (X. Duan)

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Chest computed tomography scan of patient who died of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure caused by Burkholderia thailandensis, China. Scan shows left lung consolidation and pleural effusion. Red arrow indicates a large high-density shadow in the left lung field. Scale indicates actual size of anatomical structures and lesions. P, posterior; R, right.

Figure. Chest computed tomography scan of patient who died of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure caused by Burkholderia thailandensis, China. Scan shows left lung consolidation and pleural effusion. Red arrow indicates a large high-density shadow in the left lung field. Scale indicates actual size of anatomical structures and lesions. P, posterior; R, right.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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