Imported Melioidosis, Israel, 2008

Imported Melioidosis, Israel, 2008

In 2008, melioidosis was diagnosed in an agricultural worker from Thailand in the southern Jordan Valley in Israel. He had newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus, fever, multiple abscesses, and osteomyelitis. Burkholderia pseudomallei was isolated from urine and blood. Four of 10 laboratory staff members...

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Main Authors: Avivit Cahn, Benjamin Koslowsky, Ran Nir-Paz, Violeta Temper, Nurit Hiller, Alla Karlinsky, Itzhak Gur, Carlos Hidalgo-Grass, Samuel N. Heyman, Allon E. Moses, Colin Block
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Melioidosis
Burkholderia pseudomallei
bacteria
biohazards
laboratory infection
chemoprophylaxis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/11/09-0038_article
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Summary:In 2008, melioidosis was diagnosed in an agricultural worker from Thailand in the southern Jordan Valley in Israel. He had newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus, fever, multiple abscesses, and osteomyelitis. Burkholderia pseudomallei was isolated from urine and blood. Four of 10 laboratory staff members exposed to the organism received chemoprophylaxis, 3 of whom had adverse events.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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