Melioidosis: an unusual cause of infective endocarditis: a case report
| Autor: | Teik-Beng Chuah, Yuwana Podin, Jin Shyan Wong, Tonnii L L Sia |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Melioidosis Burkholderia pseudomallei 030106 microbiology 030231 tropical medicine Ceftazidime Case Reports Sarawak Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Bacterial endocarditis Gentamicin susceptible strain Borneo parasitic diseases Case report Bintulu Medicine Gentamicin biology business.industry Malaysia biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition medicine.disease biology.organism_classification bacterial infections and mycoses Infective endocarditis bacteria Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Causal organism medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | European Heart Journal: Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2514-2119 |
| Popis: | Introduction As a causal organism in infective endocarditis, Burkholderia pseudomallei is rare. Burkholderia pseudomallei is intrinsically resistant to aminoglycosides but a gentamicin-susceptible strain was discovered in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo in 2010. We report the first occurrence of infective endocarditis due to the gentamicin-susceptible strain of B. pseudomallei. Case presentation A 29-year-old man presented with pneumonia and melioidosis septicaemia. His condition was complicated with infective endocarditis and septic emboli to the brain. Despite difficulties in reaching a diagnosis, the patient was successfully treated using intravenous gentamicin and ceftazidime and was discharged well. Discussion The role of gentamicin in the treatment of the gentamicin-susceptible strain of B. pseudomallei remains unclear. |
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