Neonatal melioidosis: a case report from India.
Melioidosis, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei , is an infectious disease of major public health importance in Southeast Asia and Australia. We report, for the first time from the Indian subcontinent, a case of melioidosis in a neonate, its clinical presentation, microbiological diagnosis, possible mode of transmission and outcome. A pre-term female baby developed respiratory distress soon after birth. The child was febrile, had tachypnea, grunting, normal heart rate with a low pulse volume and poor peripheral perfusion. Chest X-ray revealed right-sided bronchopneumonia. B. pseudomallei was isolated from the blood culture of the neonate collected aseptically. The neonate was successfully treated with meropenem.
Noyal
M J C
MJ
Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India.
Harish
B N
BN
Bhat
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Parija
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D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D000077731:Meropenem; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013845:Thienamycins; D000077731:Meropenem