Misidentification of Burkholderia pseudomallei as Acinetobacter species in northern Thailand
<p><strong>Background</strong> Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a disease endemic throughout the tropics.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong> A study of reported Acinetobacter spp. bacteraemia was performed at Chiang Rai provinc...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Langue: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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| Résumé: | <p><strong>Background</strong> Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a disease endemic throughout the tropics.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong> A study of reported Acinetobacter spp. bacteraemia was performed at Chiang Rai provincial hospital from 2014 to 2015. Isolates were collected and tested for confirmation.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong> A total of 419 putative Acinetobacter spp. isolates from 412 patients were re-identified and 5/419 (1.2%) were identified as B. pseudomallei. Four of the five patients with melioidosis died. An estimated 88/419 (21%) isolates were correctly identified as Acinetobacter spp.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong> Misidentification of Acinetobacter spp. as B. pseudomallei or other bacteria is not uncommon and programmes to address these shortfalls are urgently required.</p> |
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