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Blood agar plate of B.pseudomallei showed metallic shine colonies .
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Gram stain of B.pseudomallei showing 'safety-pin' appearance.
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Gram stain showed gram negative bacilli with safety-pin appearance (Fig. 2).
Right hemithorax consolidation with areas of cavitation on the right upper zone. There is also right sided pleural effusion, presence of fracture right 6th posterior rib and left clavicle.
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He was planned for an oral trimenthoprim/sulfamenthoxazole for a total duration of five months for the eradication phase (Fig. 3).