Melioidosis in Mauritius

Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Jan;11(1):139-40. doi: 10.3201/eid1101.040605.

Abstract

We report the first case of human melioidosis from Mauritius, where Burkholderia pseudomallei has never been isolated. The patient was immunocompromised, had never traveled abroad, and had a history of regular exposure to mud. She became ill at a time when rainfall was higher than the monthly average.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Mauritius
  • Melioidosis / diagnosis*
  • Melioidosis / microbiology