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Fatal Case of Burkholderia gladioli Pneumonia in a Patient With COVID-19

Sanu Rajendraprasad, Zachary A. Creech, Gia Thinh D. Truong, Toan Nguyen, Mounika Addula, Neil Mendoza and Manasa Velagapudi
Ochsner Journal December 2022, 22 (4) 349-352; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.22.0002
Sanu Rajendraprasad
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
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Zachary A. Creech
2Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
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Gia Thinh D. Truong
2Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
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Toan Nguyen
3Department of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
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Mounika Addula
2Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
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Neil Mendoza
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
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Manasa Velagapudi
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
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Ochsner Journal Dec 2022, 22 (4) 349-352; DOI: 10.31486/toj.22.0002
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