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Bipolar staining on Gram's staining Figure 2: MacConkey's agar showing wrinkled colonies with metallic sheen
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Pediatric melioidosis is an under‑diagnosed entity and rarely reported from India. This condition, if not treated early and appropriately,
can have a fatal outcome. A 17‑month‑old female child presented with fever and ulcer on the right leg; she eventually succumbed to
the infection. Culture from blood and wound swab from ulcer site grew Burkholder...
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