Melioidosis after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, St. Thomas/St. John District, US Virgin Islands, October 2017.
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents
/ administration & dosage
Burkholderia pseudomallei
/ drug effects
Cyclonic Storms
Female
Humans
Melioidosis
/ diagnosis
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Natural Disasters
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
/ therapeutic use
United States Virgin Islands
/ epidemiology
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Maria
St. Thomas/St. John District
US Virgin Islands
United States
antimicrobial resistance
bacteria
hurricanes
melioidosis
natural disaster
public health
Journal
Emerging infectious diseases
ISSN: 1080-6059
Titre abrégé: Emerg Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9508155
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2019
10 2019
Historique:
entrez:
21
9
2019
pubmed:
21
9
2019
medline:
15
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We report 2 cases of melioidosis in women with diabetes admitted to an emergency department in the US Virgin Islands during October 2017. These cases emerged after Hurricanes Irma and Maria and did not have a definitively identified source. Poor outcomes were observed when septicemia and pulmonary involvement were present.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31538918
doi: 10.3201/eid2510.180959
pmc: PMC6759263
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
8064-90-2
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
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