Misidentification of Burkholderia pseudomallei as Acinetobacter species in northern Thailand.
Journal
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN: 1878-3503
Titre abrégé: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7506129
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 01 2019
01 01 2019
Historique:
received:
25
06
2018
accepted:
10
09
2018
pubmed:
9
10
2018
medline:
21
1
2020
entrez:
9
10
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a disease endemic throughout the tropics. 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. 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. Misidentification of Acinetobacter spp. as B. pseudomallei or other bacteria is not uncommon and programmes to address these shortfalls are urgently required.
Sections du résumé
Background
Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a disease endemic throughout the tropics.
Methods
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.
Results
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.
Conclusions
Misidentification of Acinetobacter spp. as B. pseudomallei or other bacteria is not uncommon and programmes to address these shortfalls are urgently required.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30295891
pii: 5116252
doi: 10.1093/trstmh/try108
pmc: PMC6314150
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
48-51Subventions
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
Pays : United Kingdom
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