Wilks D, Jacobson S K, Lever A M, Farrington M
Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, U.K.
J Infect. 1994 Jul;29(1):87-90. doi: 10.1016/s0163-4453(94)95222-1.
Severe infections with Pseudomonas pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, is a common cause of community acquired septicaemia in South East Asia and parts of Northern Australia, but infection in travellers returning to the United Kingdom is extremely rare. We describe the case of a tourist who acquired melioidosis in Thailand. Despite intensive intravenous therapy with antibiotics to which the organism was sensitive, the patient's infection proved fatal. Ps. pseudomallei was isolated from blood cultures at a late stage in his illness by use of a commercial blood culture system that included an antibiotic removal device (Bac/TAlert, Organon-Technica).
类鼻疽病的病原体——类鼻疽假单胞菌引起的严重感染，是东南亚和澳大利亚北部部分地区社区获得性败血症的常见病因，但返回英国的旅行者感染极为罕见。我们描述了一名在泰国感染类鼻疽病的游客病例。尽管使用了该病菌敏感的抗生素进行强化静脉治疗，但患者的感染仍被证明是致命的。在患者疾病后期，通过使用一种包括抗生素去除装置（Bac/TAlert，Organon-Technica）的商业血培养系统，从血培养中分离出了类鼻疽假单胞菌。
