Febrile urinary tract infection in an immunocompetent male caused by Burkholderia multivorans- evidence of transmission in a home hot tub

Burkholderia are opportunistic pathogens. Here we describe a case of Burkholderia multivorans urinary tract infection in a previously healthy man. The bacterium was likely introduced during sexual intercourse in a home hot tub contaminated with the bacterium. The infection led to urinary retention a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	IDCases 2019-01, Vol.17, p.e00553, Article e00553
Hauptverfasser:	Rasmussen, Magnus, Oldberg, Karl
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Basic Medicine Burkholderia Medical and Health Sciences Medicin och hälsovetenskap Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper Microbiology in the medical area Mikrobiologi inom det medicinska området Urinary tract infection
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Zusammenfassung:	Burkholderia are opportunistic pathogens. Here we describe a case of Burkholderia multivorans urinary tract infection in a previously healthy man. The bacterium was likely introduced during sexual intercourse in a home hot tub contaminated with the bacterium. The infection led to urinary retention and was successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
ISSN:	2214-2509 2214-2509
DOI:	10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00553