title: AN IMPORTED CASE OF ACUTE MELIOIDOSIS CAUSED BY ST881 BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI.
abstract: A previously healthy Chinese male working in Malaysia returned to China with high fever. A blood culture showed Burkholderia pseudomallei strain WCBP1. This isolate was sequenced, showing type, ST881, which appears to be present in Malaysia. WCP1 had unusual susceptibility to aminoglycosides and habored the Yersinia-like fimbrial gene cluster for virulence. The patient's condition deteriorated rapidly but he recovered after receiving meropenem and intensive care support. Melioidosis is a potential problem among Chinese imigrant workers with strains new to China being identified.
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zong
authors.forename: Xiaohui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yiyun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Deng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002681:China; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000077731:Meropenem; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis; D017423:Sequence Analysis, RNA; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D013845:Thienamycins; D000077731:Meropenem