Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2024)

Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Human Burkholderia mallei Infection, Brazil

  • Kleber G. Luz,
  • Fernanda R.O. Bezerra,
  • Miguel A. Sicolo,
  • Anuska A.R.S. Silva,
  • Andréa A. Egito,
  • Paula A.P. Suniga,
  • Jessica C.K. Moriya,
  • Maria G. Santos,
  • Cynthia Mantovani,
  • Júlia S. Silva,
  • Nalvo F. Almeida,
  • Ana Marcia S. Guimarães,
  • Alberto M.R. Dávila,
  • Rodrigo Jardim,
  • Lenita R. Santos,
  • Flábio R. Araújo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3011.240549
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 11
pp. 2400 – 2403

Abstract

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We report a case of Burkholderia mallei causing glanders in a 73-year-old patient from the Northeast Region of Brazil. The patient was hospitalized with severe pneumonia. PCR and genomic sequencing confirmed B. mallei in pleural drainage. Genotyping revealed a novel genotype, emphasizing the need for genetic surveillance in zoonotic infections.

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