Melioidosis in Sri Lanka: an emerging infection
<p>Melioidosis, a pyogenic infection that presents acutely or as a chronic infection, is caused by the soil-associated bacterium <em>Burkholderia pseudomallei</em>. Infection is acquired by inoculation or inhalation and is more common in patients with underlying chronic disease. It...
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| author | E Corea V Thevanesam S Perera I Jayasinghe A Ekanayake J Masakorala T J.J Inglis |
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| description | <p>Melioidosis, a pyogenic infection that presents acutely or as a chronic infection, is caused by the soil-associated bacterium <em>Burkholderia pseudomallei</em>. Infection is acquired by inoculation or inhalation and is more common in patients with underlying chronic disease. It is endemic in the tropical belt. Although Sri Lanka is not considered as a country where melioidosis is endemic, an increasing number of cases have been reported recently. Definitive diagnosis requires the isolation of <em>B. pseudomallei</em> in culture from clinical specimens. However, the laboratory diagnosis of melioidosis in Sri Lanka and other under-resourced countries is limited by a lack of familiarity with the bacterium and a lack of facilities to accurately confirm the identity of the isolate. It is highly likely that melioidosis is under-diagnosed in this country. There is a need to increase awareness of this infection among clinicians and clinical microbiologists and improve laboratory facilities for the selective isolation and accurate identification of <em>B.pseudomallei.</em> In addition, studies are needed to determine the epidemiology of melioidosis in Sri Lanka.</p><p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v2i1.3801">http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v2i1.3801</a></p><p><em>Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases </em>Vol.2(1) 2012: 2-8</p><p> </p><strong><br /></strong> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aefabf38e936429a82bcfe7a381c6e7e2022-12-22T02:29:47ZengSri Lankan Society for MicrobiologySri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases2012-81692448-96542012-01-01212810.4038/sljid.v2i1.38013354Melioidosis in Sri Lanka: an emerging infectionE Corea0V Thevanesam1S Perera2I JayasingheA Ekanayake3J Masakorala4T J.J Inglis5Senior Lecturer, Dept of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of ColomboDepartment of Microbiology Faculty of Medicine, University of PeradeniyaTeaching Hospital, Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri LankaStaff Technical Officer Department of Microbiology Faculty of Medicine University of PeradeniyaFaculty of Medicine, University of ColomboSchool of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Allied Sciences, University of Western Australia and Department of Microbiology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia<p>Melioidosis, a pyogenic infection that presents acutely or as a chronic infection, is caused by the soil-associated bacterium <em>Burkholderia pseudomallei</em>. Infection is acquired by inoculation or inhalation and is more common in patients with underlying chronic disease. It is endemic in the tropical belt. Although Sri Lanka is not considered as a country where melioidosis is endemic, an increasing number of cases have been reported recently. Definitive diagnosis requires the isolation of <em>B. pseudomallei</em> in culture from clinical specimens. However, the laboratory diagnosis of melioidosis in Sri Lanka and other under-resourced countries is limited by a lack of familiarity with the bacterium and a lack of facilities to accurately confirm the identity of the isolate. It is highly likely that melioidosis is under-diagnosed in this country. There is a need to increase awareness of this infection among clinicians and clinical microbiologists and improve laboratory facilities for the selective isolation and accurate identification of <em>B.pseudomallei.</em> In addition, studies are needed to determine the epidemiology of melioidosis in Sri Lanka.</p><p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v2i1.3801">http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v2i1.3801</a></p><p><em>Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases </em>Vol.2(1) 2012: 2-8</p><p> </p><strong><br /></strong>https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/3801melioidosissri lankaburkholderia pseudomallei |
| spellingShingle | E Corea V Thevanesam S Perera I Jayasinghe A Ekanayake J Masakorala T J.J Inglis Melioidosis in Sri Lanka: an emerging infection Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases melioidosis sri lanka burkholderia pseudomallei |
| title | Melioidosis in Sri Lanka: an emerging infection |
| title_full | Melioidosis in Sri Lanka: an emerging infection |
| title_fullStr | Melioidosis in Sri Lanka: an emerging infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Melioidosis in Sri Lanka: an emerging infection |
| title_short | Melioidosis in Sri Lanka: an emerging infection |
| title_sort | melioidosis in sri lanka an emerging infection |
| topic | melioidosis sri lanka burkholderia pseudomallei |
| url | https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/3801 |
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