Two Norwegian patients with melioidosis presenting with bacteraemia and splenic and prostatic abscesses.
Infections caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei are rare in nonendemic areas, such as Scandinavia. We report the first two cases of melioidosis in Norway presenting with bacteraemia and splenic and prostatic abscesses, respectively.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway. Liv.Hesstvedt@oslo-universitetssykehus.no
Liv
L
Hesstvedt
Marianne
M
Wilhelmsen
Anne Torunn
AT
Mengshoel
Anne Ma
AM
Dyrhol-Riise
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D001706:Biopsy; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013188:Sri Lanka / Q000208:ethnology; D013785:Thailand / Q000208:ethnology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014195:Travel
D012329:RNA, Bacterial