scholarly journals Burkholderia pseudomalleiInfection in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient from the Caribbean: A Case Report

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 237-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimas Mateos Corral ◽  
Allan L Coates ◽  
Yvonne CW Yau ◽  
Raymond Tellier ◽  
Mindy Glass ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Cystic Fibrosis Patient ◽  
North American ◽  
Burkholderia Pseudomallei ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Endemic Areas

Burkholderia pseudomalleiis a pathogen identified with increasing frequency in the respiratory tracts of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients from endemic areas such as Southeast Asia and northern Australia. The following report describes the first known reported case in a CF patient from the Caribbean attending a North American CF clinic.

scholarly journals Melioidosis in New Caledonia: a dominant strain in a transmission hotspot

2015 ◽  
Vol 144 (6) ◽  
pp. 1330-1337 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. MELOT ◽  
J. COLOT ◽  
F. LACASSIN ◽  
S. TARDIEU ◽  
E. LAPISARDI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Burkholderia Pseudomallei ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Clonal Group ◽  
The North ◽  
Sporadic Cases ◽  
Endemic Areas

SUMMARYMelioidosis is an infectious disease caused byBurkholderia pseudomallei, a bacterium endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. In New Caledonia, sporadic cases were first described in 2005; since then, more cases have been identified. To improve our understanding of melioidosis epidemiology in New Caledonia, we compared the local cases andB. pseudomalleiisolates with those from endemic areas. Nineteen melioidosis cases have been diagnosed in New Caledonia since 1999, mostly severe and with frequent bacteraemia, leading to three (16%) fatalities. All but one occurred in the North Province. Besides sporadic cases caused by non-clonal strains, we also identified a hotspot of transmission related to a clonal group ofB. pseudomalleithat is phylogenetically related to Australian strains.

scholarly journals ACTUAL ISSUES OF MODERN EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MELIOIDOSIS: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF IMPORTED CASES TO NON-ENDEMIC REGIONS

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 126-133
Author(s):  
Irina B. Zakharova
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Burkholderia Pseudomallei ◽  
Fatal Outcome ◽  
Severe Infection ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Imported Cases ◽  
Infection Disease ◽  
The Caribbean

Introduction. Melioidosis is a severe infection disease with the high mortality rate due to saprophytic bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. For the time present, the area of the distribution of the pathogen is much wider than in the case of the traditionally endemic Southeast Asia and Northern Australia and covers the humid tropics and subtropics of all continents. Methods. The search for data and analysis of disease cases in non-endemic areas for the period from 2003 to April 2017. Results. Over the past 15 years, 120 cases of melioidosis in non-endemic countries were described, that is 5,5 times higher than in the same previous period. There is no direct dependence of infection probability on the age and risk factors, but the presence of diabetes or chronic diseases doubles the risk of a fatal outcome of melioidosis. Southeast Asia still prevails as the origin of infection (62.5% of cases), however, the number of imported cases of melioidosis from Mexico, the Caribbean, South America, East Africa, Madagascar, China and the Pacific region begins to increase.

scholarly journals ACTUAL ISSUES OF MODERN EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MELIOIDOSIS: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF IMPORTED CASES TO NON-ENDEMIC REGIONS

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 126-133
Author(s):  
Irina B. Zakharova
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Burkholderia Pseudomallei ◽  
Fatal Outcome ◽  
Severe Infection ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Imported Cases ◽  
Infection Disease ◽  
The Caribbean

Introduction. Melioidosis is a severe infection disease with the high mortality rate due to saprophytic bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. For the time present, the area of the distribution of the pathogen is much wider than in the case of the traditionally endemic Southeast Asia and Northern Australia and covers the humid tropics and subtropics of all continents. Methods. The search for data and analysis of disease cases in non-endemic areas for the period from 2003 to April 2017. Results. Over the past 15 years, 120 cases of melioidosis in non-endemic countries were described, that is 5,5 times higher than in the same previous period. There is no direct dependence of infection probability on the age and risk factors, but the presence of diabetes or chronic diseases doubles the risk of a fatal outcome of melioidosis. Southeast Asia still prevails as the origin of infection (62.5% of cases), however, the number of imported cases of melioidosis from Mexico, the Caribbean, South America, East Africa, Madagascar, China and the Pacific region begins to increase.

scholarly journals A case report of a cystic fibrosis patient with repeated isolation of Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans identified by a novel short-extraction method

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Goldenberger ◽  
Vladimira Hinić ◽  
Spasenija Savic Prince ◽  
Michael Tamm ◽  
Anna-Maria Balestra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Cystic Fibrosis Patient ◽  
Extraction Method

scholarly journals Exceptional third-time single-lung transplantation in a cystic fibrosis patient with previous pneumonectomy: a case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 10-10
Author(s):  
Françoise Le Pimpec-Barthes ◽  
Giuseppe Mangiameli ◽  
Ciprian Pricopi ◽  
Alex Arame ◽  
Anne Hernigou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Lung Transplantation ◽  
Cystic Fibrosis Patient ◽  
Single Lung Transplantation

scholarly journals Dangerous bacteria in unexpected locations; Burkholderia pseudomallei and melioidosis in Australia

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
Bart J Currie
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Burkholderia Pseudomallei ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Sporadic Cases

There are 25-50 human cases of melioidosis annually in Australia. While the vast majority occur in the tropical north, sporadic cases have been documented from unexpected temperate locations and, each year, several cases are diagnosed in southern hospitals in patients infected in and returned or travelling from northern Australia or southeast Asia.

scholarly journals Case Report: Analysis of Inflammatory Cytokines IL-6, CCL2/MCP1, CCL5/RANTES, CXCL9/MIG, and CXCL10/IP10 in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient Cohort During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Baresi ◽  
Mauro Giacomelli ◽  
Daniele Moratto ◽  
Marco Chiarini ◽  
Immacolata Claudia Conforti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Cystic Fibrosis Patient ◽  
Inflammatory Cytokines ◽  
Inflammatory Markers ◽  
The Other ◽  
Infectious Episode ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Report Analysis

Since the beginning of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, data registered in the European countries revealed increasing cases of infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. In the course of this pandemic, we enrolled 17 CF patients for a study evaluating inflammatory markers. One of them developed COVID-19, giving us the possibility to analyze inflammatory markers in the acute phase as compared to levels detected before and after the infectious episode and to levels measured in the other CF patients enrolled to the study who did not experience COVID-19 and 23 patients referred to our center for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

scholarly journals Shigella sonnei bacteraemia in a cystic fibrosis patient: case report and literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Octavio Carretero-Vicario ◽  
Irene Taravillo ◽  
Laura Corbella ◽  
Mercedes Catalan ◽  
Cristina Garfia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Cystic Fibrosis Patient ◽  
Shigella Sonnei ◽  
Patient Case

Melioidosis and tuberculosis: dual pathogens in a neck abscess

2009 ◽  
Vol 123 (11) ◽  
pp. 1285-1287 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Shenoy ◽  
M P Kamath ◽  
M C Hegde ◽  
T D'Souza ◽  
S S Mammen
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
World Literature ◽  
Burkholderia Pseudomallei ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Endemic Diseases ◽  
The World ◽  
Neck Lump ◽  
Super Infection

AbstractIntroduction:Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by a saprophytic bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei. It is endemic to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. It may manifest as a pulmonary lesion, osteomyelitis, abscesses in soft tissue and various organs, or as septicaemia.Case report:We report a case of a 40-year-old, diabetic man who presented with a neck lump resulting from super-infection of a tuberculosis cavity with B pseudomallei. The patient was successfully managed by drainage along with meticulous excision of the capsule and prolonged antibiotic and anti-tubercular treatment.Discussion:Melioidosis may be confused diagnostically with tuberculosis, as both diseases are endemic in the same regions. Our patient was unfortunate to suffer from both endemic diseases simultaneously, perhaps representing the first such case in the world literature.Conclusion:Increased awareness of melioidosis is important as, although the organism is easy to culture, it may be dismissed as a contaminant.

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