CNS Melioidosis in a Traveler Returning from Cabo, Mexico

Melioidosis is caused by the gram-negative bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei, endemic to northern Australia and Southeast Asia. We present a patient who traveled to Mexico, returned to the United States, and developed progressive manifestations of melioidosis, culminating as central nervous system...

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Autores principales: Donahue, Matthew A, Newcomb, Geoffrey, Spinella, Sara, Prasad, Paritosh, Liesveld, Jane, Egan, Cristina T, Smith, Glenda L, Newman, Alexandra P, Bower, William A, Blaney, David D, Gee, Jay E, Elrod, Mindy G, Chuang, Sally, Babu, Tara M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6377934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30793002
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz005
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Sumario:Melioidosis is caused by the gram-negative bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei, endemic to northern Australia and Southeast Asia. We present a patient who traveled to Mexico, returned to the United States, and developed progressive manifestations of melioidosis, culminating as central nervous system disease. Standard therapy was contraindicated, and a prolonged intensive phase was employed.

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