Melioidosis in traveler from Africa to Spain

The worldwide epidemiology of melioidosis is changing. We describe a case of acute melioidosis in Spain in a patient who had traveled to Africa. A novel sequence type of Burkholderia pseudomallei was identified in this patient. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of melioidosis in traveler...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2013-10, Vol.19 (10), p.1656-1659
Hauptverfasser:	Morosini, María I, Quereda, Carmen, Gil, Horacio, Anda, Pedro, Núñez-Murga, María, Cantón, Rafael, López-Vélez, Rogelio
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administration, Oral Adult Africa Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei Burkholderia pseudomallei - genetics Care and treatment Case studies Diagnosis Dispatch Female Health aspects Humans melioidosis Melioidosis - diagnosis Melioidosis - drug therapy Melioidosis - microbiology Molecular Diagnostic Techniques Phylogeny Pseudomonas infections RNA, Bacterial - genetics RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics Sequence Analysis, DNA Spain Travel traveler Travelers
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Zusammenfassung:	The worldwide epidemiology of melioidosis is changing. We describe a case of acute melioidosis in Spain in a patient who had traveled to Africa. A novel sequence type of Burkholderia pseudomallei was identified in this patient. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of melioidosis in travelers returning from melioidosis-nonendemic regions.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1910.121785