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Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by a gram-negative bacterium called Burkholderia pseudomallei. [1] Most people exposed to B. pseudomallei experience no symptoms; however, those who do experience symptoms have signs and symptoms that range from mild, such as fever and skin changes, to severe with pneumonia, abscesses, and septic shock that could cause death. [1]
Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in humans is called melioidosis or Whitmore's disease. It is spread though direct contact with water or soil that holds the bacteria. There have been few cases of transmission of the bacteria perinatally. [40] Its mortality is 20 to 50% even with treatment. [28]
The CDC has detected the deadly bacteria that causes melioidosis, aka Whitmore's Disease, in the U.S. for the first time. Here’s what to know.
Burkholderia is a genus of Pseudomonadota whose pathogenic members include the Burkholderia cepacia complex, which attacks humans and Burkholderia mallei, responsible for glanders, a disease that occurs mostly in horses and related animals; Burkholderia pseudomallei, causative agent of melioidosis; and Burkholderia cepacia, an important pathogen of pulmonary infections in people with cystic ...
A cause of death has been determined for nine monkeys who died over two days in a Hong Kong zoo earlier this week, officials have announced.. The primates at Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical ...
Ceftazidime is the first-line treatment for the tropical infection, melioidosis, an important cause of sepsis in Asia and Australia. [11] [12] Labeled indications include the treatment of patients with: Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections; other Gram-negative, aerobic infections; neutropenic fever [13]
The therapy, branded as Ryoncil, is the first mesenchymal stromal cell therapy approved to treat pediatric patients aged two months and older whose GVHD symptoms have not responded to standard ...
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