Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Human Burkholderia mallei Infection, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: We report a case of Burkholderia mallei causing glanders in a 73-year-old patient from the Northeast Region of Brazil. The patient was hospitalized with severe pneumonia. PCR and genomic sequencing confirmed B. mallei in pleural drainage. Genotyping revealed a novel genotype, emphasizing the need for genetic surveillance in zoonotic infections.

SUBMITTER: Luz KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11521173 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature