Melioidosis in south-eastern Queensland

Guard, Roger W; Morero, Peter J; Yi, Win; Mackay, Maureen J

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02792.x

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To the Editor: A 79-year-old man from Gatton, 80 km west of Brisbane (Box 1), presented in July 2008 with an extensive area of cellulitis on the right knee surrounding a central ulcer 2 cm in diameter (Box 2).

1 Pathology Queensland, Toowoomba Base Hospital, Toowoomba, QLD.
2 Gatton Health Services, Gatton, QLD.

Correspondence: roger_guard@health.qld.gov.au

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