Emergence of melioidosis in Brazil: a case series

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作者：

Veloso, Dilbert Silva ^{[1
,3
]}

da Silva, Samuel Pinheiro ^{[1
]}

de Coelho, Conceicao Maria Sousa ^{[1
]}

Parente, Jose Miguel Luz ^{[1
]}

Veloso, Thaline Alves Elias ^{[1
]}

Lima, Murilo Moura ^{[1
]}

Sampaio, Caroline Torres ^{[1
]}

de Freitas, Maria Fatima Alencar Bezerra ^{[1
]}

Rolim, Dionne Bezerra ^{[2
]}

de Lemos, Elba Regina Sampaio ^{[3
]}

Horta, Marco Aurelio Pereira ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Piaui, Univ Hosp, Teresina, Brazil

[2] Univ Fed Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil

[3] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Lab Hantaviroses & Rickettsioses, Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

来源：

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL CASE REPORTS | 2023年 / 17卷 / 01期

关键词：

Burkholderia pseudomallei; Melioidosis; Brazil;

D O I：

10.1186/s13256-023-04093-8

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

BackgroundMelioidosis is a serious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei which affects humans and animals. It results in a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, mainly in the respiratory tract, progressing to septic shock and death.Case presentationHerein, we present a series of seven patients (median age: 41 years) with confirmed melioidosis, treated at a public hospital in Piaui State, Brazil between 2019 and 2021. The most common clinical presentations were fever, cough, pneumonia, and abdominal pain. The mean duration of antibacterial therapy with 1 g of meropenem was 28.6 & PLUSMN; 1.1 days. Six patients recovered and one died. The mean hospitalization time was 51.0 & PLUSMN; 39.2 days.ConclusionsMelioidosis is an emerging infectious disease in Brazil. Health professionals in endemic areas need to be aware of the clinical presentation and appropriate clinical management of the disease because early diagnosis and early initiation of antibiotic therapy can be life-saving.

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