Pneumonia and septicemia caused by Burkholderia thailandensis in the United States.
Burkholderia thailandensis is closely related to Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis. It is generally considered avirulent and previously has been reported to occur only in Southeast Asia. We report the first case of pneumonia and septicemia caused by B. thailandensis in the United States.
Glass
Mindy B
MB
Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, MS G34, 1600 Clifton Rd. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. mglass@cdc.gov
Gee
Jay E
JE
Steigerwalt
Arnold G
AG
Cavuoti
Dominick
D
Barton
Theresa
T
Hardy
R Doug
RD
Godoy
Daniel
D
Spratt
Brian G
BG
Clark
Thomas A
TA
Wilkins
Patricia P
PP
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D019117:Burkholderia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019121:Burkholderia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014481:United States
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S