Misidentification of Burkholderia pseudomallei as Acinetobacter species in northern Thailand

BACKGROUND: Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a disease endemic throughout the tropics. METHODS: A study of reported Acinetobacter spp. bacteraemia was performed at Chiang Rai provincial hospital from 2014 to 2015. Isolates were collected and tested for confirmation. R...

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Autores principales: Greer, Rachel C, Wangrangsimakul, Tri, Amornchai, Premjit, Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn, Laongnualpanich, Achara, Dance, David A B, Limmathurotsakul, Direk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Short Communications
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6314150/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30295891
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/try108
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a disease endemic throughout the tropics. METHODS: A study of reported Acinetobacter spp. bacteraemia was performed at Chiang Rai provincial hospital from 2014 to 2015. Isolates were collected and tested for confirmation. RESULTS: A total of 419 putative Acinetobacter spp. isolates from 412 patients were re-identified and 5/419 (1.2%) were identified as B. pseudomallei. Four of the five patients with melioidosis died. An estimated 88/419 (21%) isolates were correctly identified as Acinetobacter spp. CONCLUSIONS: Misidentification of Acinetobacter spp. as B. pseudomallei or other bacteria is not uncommon and programmes to address these shortfalls are urgently required.

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