Open AccessMelioidosis: Case reports of confirmed Burkholderia pseudomallei in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Hind Alhatmi,
Amal Alharbi,
Mohammad Bosaeed,
Oweida Aldosary,
Sara Aljohani,
Bassam Alalwan,
Alawi S. Alsaeedi,
Suleiman Almahmoud,
Adel Alothman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of infection and public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.983
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1876-035X
pISSN - 1876-0341
DOI - 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.01.310
Subject(s) - burkholderia pseudomallei , melioidosis , fulminant , sepsis , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , blood culture , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , bacteria , biology , pathology , antibiotics , genetics
Melioidosis is an infectious disease of tropical climates. The disease is caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Most cases are diagnosed in southeast Asia and northern Australia. Some imported cases diagnosed in returning tourists, soldiers, and immigrants from endemic areas. It caught much attention since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designated B. pseudomallei as an agent for biological warfare and terrorism. We describe two cases of a 26-year-old Saudi woman who had fulminant sepsis soon after returning from Thailand & a 48-year-old woman with a long history of fever. B. pseudomallei was isolated from both patients blood cultures, and they had different consequences. A confirmed case of melioidosis was not reported before in Saudi Arabia.
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