Open AccessMultiple skin abscesses associated with bacteremia caused by Burkholderia gladioli: A case report
Author(s) -
Yiting Wang,
Xuewen Li,
Panyang Xu,
Chun Woo Yang,
Jiancheng Xu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i7.2286
Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , abscess , meropenem , osteomyelitis , surgery , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotic resistance , biology
Burkholderia gladioli ( B. gladioli ) is regarded as a rare opportunistic pathogen. Only a few patients with abscesses caused by B. gladioli infections have been reported, and these are usually abscesses at the incision caused by traumatic surgery.