title: Pneumonia and septicemia caused by Burkholderia thailandensis in the United States.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Mindy B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Glass
authors.forename: Jay E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Gee
authors.forename: Arnold G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Steigerwalt
authors.forename: Dominick
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cavuoti
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: R Doug
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Godoy
authors.forename: Brian G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Spratt
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Patricia P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Wilkins
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S