Melioidosis: A case report in the department of Huila - Colombia

Abstract

Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei,endemicin tropical are as of Asia and Australia, being one of the leading causes of pneumonia and community-acquired sepsisin some regions of these continents. In Latin America there have been isolated, autochthonous report sand other imported, being epidemiology of this disease still unknown. Here it is reported the case of a 72-year-old patient, active smoker with diabetes who had 10-day fever as sociated with cough and non specific symptoms, withX-rayevidence of pneumonia, and isolation in blood cultures of Burkholderia pseudomallei, without clinical improvement after receiving specific antibiotic treatment.  This  caseadds to  other reports of  infectious  processes  caused  by  this  bacterium in  our country  whose  climatic  conditions  are  ideal  for  their development.