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Burkholderia infectious disease

MedGen UID:
963370
•Concept ID:
CN281898
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Burkholderia caused disease or disorder; Burkholderia disease or disorder; Burkholderia infection; burkholderia infectious disease; infection caused by Burkholderia; infection, Burkholderia; infections, Burkholderia
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0043953

Definition

Infections with bacteria of the genus Burkholderia. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Melioidosis and Burkholderia pseudomallei : progress in epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and vaccination.
Currie BJ
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2022 Dec 1;35(6):517-523. Epub 2022 Aug 3 doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000869. PMID: 35942848
ESCMID guidelines for the management of the infection control measures to reduce transmission of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in hospitalized patients.
Tacconelli E, Cataldo MA, Dancer SJ, De Angelis G, Falcone M, Frank U, Kahlmeter G, Pan A, Petrosillo N, Rodríguez-Baño J, Singh N, Venditti M, Yokoe DS, Cookson B; European Society of Clinical Microbiology
Clin Microbiol Infect 2014 Jan;20 Suppl 1:1-55. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12427. PMID: 24329732
Melioidosis: advances in diagnosis and treatment.
Cheng AC
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2010 Dec;23(6):554-9. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e32833fb88c. PMID: 20847695

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Melioidosis: An updated review.
Chakravorty A, Heath CH
Aust J Gen Pract 2019 May;48(5):327-332. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-04-18-4558. PMID: 31129946
Melioidosis.
Wiersinga WJ, Virk HS, Torres AG, Currie BJ, Peacock SJ, Dance DAB, Limmathurotsakul D
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2018 Feb 1;4:17107. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2017.107. PMID: 29388572Free PMC Article
Melioidosis: a review.
Foong YC, Tan M, Bradbury RS
Rural Remote Health 2014;14(4):2763. Epub 2014 Oct 30 PMID: 25359677
Pathogenesis of and immunity to melioidosis.
Brett PJ, Woods DE
Acta Trop 2000 Feb 5;74(2-3):201-10. doi: 10.1016/s0001-706x(99)00071-6. PMID: 10674650
Pyogenic lung infections.
Mwandumba HC, Beeching NJ
Curr Opin Pulm Med 1999 May;5(3):151-6. doi: 10.1097/00063198-199905000-00005. PMID: 10228739

Diagnosis

Melioidosis: Emerging beyond endemic areas.
Borton D
Nursing 2022 Oct 1;52(10):29-34. doi: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000872460.50198.39. PMID: 36129502
Melioidosis: clinical aspects.
Karunanayake P
Clin Med (Lond) 2022 Jan;22(1):6-8. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0014. PMID: 35078788Free PMC Article
Microbiology of Cystic Fibrosis Airway Disease.
Blanchard AC, Waters VJ
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2019 Dec;40(6):727-736. Epub 2019 Dec 30 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1698464. PMID: 31887768Free PMC Article
Melioidosis.
Wiersinga WJ, Virk HS, Torres AG, Currie BJ, Peacock SJ, Dance DAB, Limmathurotsakul D
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2018 Feb 1;4:17107. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2017.107. PMID: 29388572Free PMC Article
Melioidosis in Africa: should we be looking more closely?
Birnie E, Wiersinga WJ, Limmathurotsakul D, Grobusch MP
Future Microbiol 2015;10(2):273-81. doi: 10.2217/fmb.14.113. PMID: 25689538

Therapy

Melioidosis: clinical aspects.
Karunanayake P
Clin Med (Lond) 2022 Jan;22(1):6-8. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0014. PMID: 35078788Free PMC Article
Melioidosis: An updated review.
Chakravorty A, Heath CH
Aust J Gen Pract 2019 May;48(5):327-332. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-04-18-4558. PMID: 31129946
Cutaneous melioidosis: a review of the literature.
Fertitta L, Monsel G, Torresi J, Caumes E
Int J Dermatol 2019 Feb;58(2):221-227. Epub 2018 Aug 22 doi: 10.1111/ijd.14167. PMID: 30132827
Melioidosis.
Wiersinga WJ, Virk HS, Torres AG, Currie BJ, Peacock SJ, Dance DAB, Limmathurotsakul D
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2018 Feb 1;4:17107. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2017.107. PMID: 29388572Free PMC Article
Melioidosis: a review.
Foong YC, Tan M, Bradbury RS
Rural Remote Health 2014;14(4):2763. Epub 2014 Oct 30 PMID: 25359677

Prognosis

Burkholderia pseudomallei and melioidosis.
Meumann EM, Limmathurotsakul D, Dunachie SJ, Wiersinga WJ, Currie BJ
Nat Rev Microbiol 2024 Mar;22(3):155-169. Epub 2023 Oct 4 doi: 10.1038/s41579-023-00972-5. PMID: 37794173
The epidemiology of melioidosis in Townsville, Australia.
Gassiep I, Ganeshalingam V, Chatfield MD, Harris PNA, Norton RE
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2022 Apr 4;116(4):328-335. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trab125. PMID: 34370844
Microbiology of Cystic Fibrosis Airway Disease.
Blanchard AC, Waters VJ
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2019 Dec;40(6):727-736. Epub 2019 Dec 30 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1698464. PMID: 31887768Free PMC Article
Melioidosis.
Wiersinga WJ, Virk HS, Torres AG, Currie BJ, Peacock SJ, Dance DAB, Limmathurotsakul D
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2018 Feb 1;4:17107. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2017.107. PMID: 29388572Free PMC Article
Pyogenic lung infections.
Mwandumba HC, Beeching NJ
Curr Opin Pulm Med 1999 May;5(3):151-6. doi: 10.1097/00063198-199905000-00005. PMID: 10228739

Clinical prediction guides

Burkholderia pseudomallei and melioidosis.
Meumann EM, Limmathurotsakul D, Dunachie SJ, Wiersinga WJ, Currie BJ
Nat Rev Microbiol 2024 Mar;22(3):155-169. Epub 2023 Oct 4 doi: 10.1038/s41579-023-00972-5. PMID: 37794173
A pseudo-outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex in a Kentucky hospital.
Eldridge CC, Flinchum AH, Thoroughman D, Spicer KB
Am J Infect Control 2022 Mar;50(3):342-344. Epub 2021 Nov 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.10.028. PMID: 34742748Free PMC Article
Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Melioidosis in Laos.
Huson MAM, Kling K, Chankongsin S, Phongluxa K, Keoluangkhot V, Newton PN, Dance D, Heller T, Neumayr A
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020 Aug;103(2):675-678. Epub 2020 May 28 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0069. PMID: 32484153Free PMC Article
Cutaneous melioidosis: a review of the literature.
Fertitta L, Monsel G, Torresi J, Caumes E
Int J Dermatol 2019 Feb;58(2):221-227. Epub 2018 Aug 22 doi: 10.1111/ijd.14167. PMID: 30132827
Burkholderia pseudomallei Genotype Distribution in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Chapple SN, Price EP, Sarovich DS, McRobb E, Mayo M, Kaestli M, Spratt BG, Currie BJ
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2016 Jan;94(1):68-72. Epub 2015 Nov 2 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0627. PMID: 26526925Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Efficacy and safety of co-trimoxazole in eradication phase of melioidosis; systematic review.
Keragala KARK, Gunathilaka MGRSS, Senevirathna RMISK, Jayaweera JAAS
Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2023 Aug 17;22(1):74. doi: 10.1186/s12941-023-00620-z. PMID: 37592339Free PMC Article
Central nervous system melioidosis in the pediatric age group: review.
Prasad GL, Kini P, Divya S
Childs Nerv Syst 2017 Jun;33(6):1-6. Epub 2017 Apr 27 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3422-1. PMID: 28451778
ESCMID guidelines for the management of the infection control measures to reduce transmission of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in hospitalized patients.
Tacconelli E, Cataldo MA, Dancer SJ, De Angelis G, Falcone M, Frank U, Kahlmeter G, Pan A, Petrosillo N, Rodríguez-Baño J, Singh N, Venditti M, Yokoe DS, Cookson B; European Society of Clinical Microbiology
Clin Microbiol Infect 2014 Jan;20 Suppl 1:1-55. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12427. PMID: 24329732
Interventions for treating melioidosis.
Samuel M, Ti TY
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002;(4):CD001263. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001263. PMID: 12519552
Interventions for treating melioidosis.
Samuel M, Ti TY
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2001;2002(2):CD001263. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001263. PMID: 11405983Free PMC Article

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