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October 2, 2025Infectious Microbes & DiseasesOpen Access

Diagnosis and treatment of severe acute sepsis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei infection: a case report and literature review

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BZBo ZhuYCYuqing ChenLYLingjun Yuan

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Case report details acute sepsis from Burkholderia pseudomallei in a patient, highlighting diagnostic strategies and treatment challenges.

Key Points

  • The patient presented with fever, cough, and limb erythema, ultimately diagnosed with melioidosis and severe acute sepsis.
  • Despite treatment with meropenem, he deteriorated and succumbed to septic shock and multiorgan failure.
  • Advanced diagnostic strategies like mNGS aid in rapid identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei infections in patients.
  • The need for early diagnosis and intensive therapy is crucial to improve outcomes and reduce mortality.

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Zhu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de5da283cbc991d0a209b3https://doi.org/10.1097/im9.0000000000000191
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