Dorothy Borton is an independent infection prevention consultant based in Philadelphia, Pa.
Nursing. 2022 Oct 1;52(10):29-34. doi: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000872460.50198.39.
Recent cases suggest that melioidosis, an infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is an emerging infectious disease. Nurses have a key role in the care of patients with melioidosis. This article provides an overview of the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of melioidosis, and discusses unusual, non-travel-related cases of melioidosis.
最近的病例表明,由伯克霍尔德氏菌引起的类鼻疽病是一种新出现的传染病。护士在类鼻疽病患者的护理中起着关键作用。本文概述了类鼻疽病的流行病学、临床表现、诊断、治疗和预防,并讨论了不常见的、非旅行相关的类鼻疽病病例。