direct contact with a sick animal, inhalation of contaminated dust or aerosol
Incubation time
1-14 days
Disease
fever (acute, chronic)
Diagnostics
cultivation (in case of clinical suspicion, notify the laboratory in advance), serological and skin tests
Therapy
acute: carbapenems, ceftazidime, co-trimoxazole, fluoroquinolones, doxycycline; chronic: up to several months of administration
MeSH ID
D042726
Burkholderia mallei - microscopically
Burkholderia mallei is an exception among other genera, it is a stationary gram-negative rod. It occurs mostly in the tropics and subtropics and can be brought to us from these areas. It causes a disease of solipeds called malleus . When transmitted to humans, it often has lethal consequences.
Taxonomy
The taxonomy of the genus Burkholderia is constantly renewed, the current classification is as follows:
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