Infections in post-tsunami victims.

Pediatr Infect Dis J

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.

Published: October 2007

Two tsunami survivors from Banda Acheh, Sumatra, presented with pyrexia of unknown origin and a nonresolving left-sided empyema, respectively. Both children had mixed infections of tuberculosis and melioidosis; Salmonella typhi was also present in the second patient. Mixed infections are common late sequela complications in post-tsunami victims.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e3181257234DOI Listing

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