title: Misidentification of Burkholderia pseudomallei as Burkholderia cepacia by the VITEK 2 system.
abstract: A previously healthy Chinese male returned from working in the Malaysian jungle with a fever. A blood culture grew Gram-negative bacilli that were initially identified as Burkholderia cepacia by the VITEK 2 system but were subsequently found to be Burkholderia pseudomallei by partial sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. The identification of B. pseudomallei using commercially available automated systems is problematic and clinicians in non-endemic areas should be aware of the possibility of melioidosis in patients with a relevant travel history and blood cultures growing Burkholderia spp.
authors: State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China.|Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China.
authors: Zhiyong
authors: Z
authors: Zong
authors: Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China.
authors: Xiaohui
authors: X
authors: Wang
authors: Intensive Care Unit, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China.
authors: Yiyun
authors: Y
authors: Deng
authors: Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China.
authors: Taoyou
authors: T
authors: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D019121:Burkholderia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D016956:Burkholderia cepacia / Q000145:classification*; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000145:classification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S