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- Title
Mycotic Aneurysm in Northeast Thailand: The Importance of Burkholderia pseudomallei as a Causative Pathogen.
- Authors
Anunnatsiri, Siriluck; Chetchotisakd, Ploenchan; Kularbkaew, Churairat
- Abstract
Forty cases of mycotic aneurysm that occurred during the period 1993-2007 were reviewed. The most common causative pathogen was Burkholderia pseudomallei (17 cases; 42.5%). Postoperative complications and bacteremia were significantly more common among patients with mycotic aneurysm due to B. pseudomallei than they were among patients with mycotic aneurysm that was not attributable to B. pseudomallei. In a region in which melioidosis is endemic, empirical antimicrobial therapy for suspected mycotic aneurysm should cover B. pseudomallei.
- Subjects
THAILAND; MYCOSES; ANEURYSMS; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; SURGICAL complications; BACTEREMIA; MELIOIDOSIS; ANTI-infective agents; EPIDEMIOLOGY
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2008, Vol 47, Issue 11, p1436
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1086/592975