Infect Chemother.
2004 Apr;36(2):114-117.
A Case of Septicemia and Septic Pneumonia due to Burkholderia pseudomallei
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- 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea. njkim@amc.seoul.kr
- 2Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by a gram-negative saprophyte bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei. It is endemic to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. It mostly infects adults with predisposing conditions, mainly diabetes mellitus. The lung is the most commonly affected organ. The spectrum of melioidois in human varies from subclinical to overwhelming protean manifestations resembling other acute and chronic bacterial infections. We report herein a case of septicemia and septic pneumonia due to Burkholderia pseudomallei in 47-year-old man with diabetes mellitus who has history of traveling to Malaysia. This is the first report of melioidosis in Korea.
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