Melioidosis presenting as urinary tract infection in a previously healthy tourist.
Melioidosis is a tropical disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, which is common in southeast Asia and Australia, but which is rarely diagnosed in Scandinavia. An increasing number of cases are being reported among tourists to infected areas. We report the first Finnish case of melioidosis, which presented as urinary tract infection in a previously healthy male tourist.
Carlson
P
P
Division of Bacteriology, HUCH Diagnostics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
Seppänen
M
M
D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*
D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary; D002511:Cephalosporins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D002442:Ceftazidime