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| − | [[Category:Pseudomonas_and_Burkholderia_species | + | ''Burkholderia pseudomallei'' is a species of the ''[[Burkholderia species - Overview|Burkholderia]]'' genus. ''B.pseudomallei'' causes [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Melioidosis (Pseudoglanders)|melioidosis]], which is endemic in Asia and Australia. It primarily infects rodents. |
| + | *Pathogenesis: | ||
| + | **Infection via ingestion, inhalation or skin wounds from environment | ||
| + | **Exotoxin, dermonecrotic protease and lecithinase implicated in pathogenicity | ||
| + | **Strain virulence and host immunosuppression important | ||
| + | *Clinical infections: | ||
| + | **Opportunistic infection with stress and immunosuppression predisposing to disease | ||
| + | **Abscesses develop in many organs including lungs, spleen, liver, joints, CNS, upper respiratory tract | ||
| + | **Chronic, debilitating, progressive disease with long incubation period | ||
| + | **Many animal species susceptible | ||
| + | **Referred to as pseudoglanders in horses | ||
| + | *Diagnosis: | ||
| + | **Specimens: pus from abscesses, affected tissues, blood | ||
| + | **Fluorescent antibody technique on tissue smears | ||
| + | **Blood agar and MacConkey agar plates, incubated aerobically | ||
| + | **Colonies have musty smell | ||
| + | **Lactose fermentation on MacConkey | ||
| + | **Slide agglutination | ||
| + | **ELISA, complement fixation and indirect haemagglutination tests for serum antibodies | ||
| + | *Treatment/control: slaughter of infected animals where exotic[[Category:Pseudomonas_and_Burkholderia_species]][[Category:Rodents]] | ||
| + | [[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]] | ||
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is a species of the Burkholderia genus. B.pseudomallei causes melioidosis, which is endemic in Asia and Australia. It primarily infects rodents.
- Pathogenesis:
- Infection via ingestion, inhalation or skin wounds from environment
- Exotoxin, dermonecrotic protease and lecithinase implicated in pathogenicity
- Strain virulence and host immunosuppression important
- Clinical infections:
- Opportunistic infection with stress and immunosuppression predisposing to disease
- Abscesses develop in many organs including lungs, spleen, liver, joints, CNS, upper respiratory tract
- Chronic, debilitating, progressive disease with long incubation period
- Many animal species susceptible
- Referred to as pseudoglanders in horses
- Diagnosis:
- Specimens: pus from abscesses, affected tissues, blood
- Fluorescent antibody technique on tissue smears
- Blood agar and MacConkey agar plates, incubated aerobically
- Colonies have musty smell
- Lactose fermentation on MacConkey
- Slide agglutination
- ELISA, complement fixation and indirect haemagglutination tests for serum antibodies
- Treatment/control: slaughter of infected animals where exotic