Imported melioidosis in Danish travellers: a diagnostic challenge

Shadia Badran; Thomas Ingemann Pedersen; Casper Roed; Suzanne Lunding; Nina Birk; Hanne Vestergaard; Bent Røder; Henriette Kaer Lillelund; Jørgen Kurtzhals; Michael Kemp; Jens Jørgen Christensen; Shadia Badran; Thomas Ingemann Pedersen; Casper Roed; Suzanne Lunding; Nina Birk; Hanne Thang Vestergaard; Bent Røder; Henriette Kaer Lillelund; Jørgen A L Kurtzhals; Michael Kemp; Jens Jørgen Christensen

doi:10.3109/00365540903582467

Imported melioidosis in Danish travellers: a diagnostic challenge

Shadia Badran, Thomas Ingemann Pedersen, Casper Roed, Suzanne Lunding, Nina Birk, Hanne Vestergaard, Bent Røder, Henriette Kaer Lillelund, Jørgen Kurtzhals, Michael Kemp, Jens Jørgen Christensen, Shadia Badran, Thomas Ingemann Pedersen, Casper Roed, Suzanne Lunding, Nina Birk, Hanne Thang Vestergaard, Bent Røder, Henriette Kaer Lillelund, Jørgen A L KurtzhalsMichael Kemp, Jens Jørgen Christensen

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Abstract

Infections with Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis) are rare events in Scandinavian countries, but the bacterium may be contracted during travel to endemic areas, i.e. Southeast Asia (especially Thailand) and northern Australia. Here, 5 travel-related cases occurring within the last 3 y in Denmark are reported, with particular emphasis on diagnostic and therapeutic challenges posed to health staff with little experience in the management of melioidosis. A newly developed B. pseudomallei-specific polymerase chain reaction test was applied and was able to correctly identify all isolates.

Original language	English
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	42
Issue number	6-7
Pages (from-to)	445-9
Number of pages	5
ISSN	0036-5548
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/00365540903582467
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2010

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Badran, S., Pedersen, T. I., Roed, C., Lunding, S., Birk, N., Vestergaard, H., Røder, B., Lillelund, H. K., Kurtzhals, J., Kemp, M., Christensen, J. J., Badran, S., Pedersen, T. I., Roed, C., Lunding, S., Birk, N., Vestergaard, H. T., Røder, B., Lillelund, H. K., ... Christensen, J. J. (2010). Imported melioidosis in Danish travellers: a diagnostic challenge. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 42(6-7), 445-9. https://doi.org/10.3109/00365540903582467

Badran, S, Pedersen, TI, Roed, C, Lunding, S, Birk, N, Vestergaard, H, Røder, B, Lillelund, HK, Kurtzhals, J, Kemp, M, Christensen, JJ, Badran, S, Pedersen, TI, Roed, C, Lunding, S, Birk, N, Vestergaard, HT, Røder, B, Lillelund, HK, Kurtzhals, JAL, Kemp, M & Christensen, JJ 2010, 'Imported melioidosis in Danish travellers: a diagnostic challenge', Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 42, no. 6-7, pp. 445-9. https://doi.org/10.3109/00365540903582467

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