Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Human Burkholderia mallei Infection, Brazil

Authors :: Kleber G. Luz
Fernanda R.O. Bezerra
Miguel A. Sicolo
Anuska A.R.S. Silva
Andréa A. Egito
Paula A.P. Suniga
Jessica C.K. Moriya
Maria G. Santos
Cynthia Mantovani
Júlia S. Silva
Nalvo F. Almeida
Ana Marcia S. Guimarães
Alberto M.R. Dávila
Rodrigo Jardim
Lenita R. Santos
Flábio R. Araújo
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 30, Iss 11, Pp 2400-2403 (2024)
Publication Year :: 2024
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2024.
Abstract: We report a case of Burkholderia mallei causing glanders in a 73-year-old patient from the Northeast Region of Brazil. The patient was hospitalized with severe pneumonia. PCR and genomic sequencing confirmed B. mallei in pleural drainage. Genotyping revealed a novel genotype, emphasizing the need for genetic surveillance in zoonotic infections.

Subjects :: Burkholderia mallei
glanders
genome sequencing
PCR
microbiological culture
bacteria
Medicine
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216

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