Burkholderia semiarida as Cause of Recurrent Pulmonary Infection in Immunocompetent Patient, China

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 1249 - 1252
• Main Authors: Kuang, Dai, Liu, Feng, Tian, Shen, Liu, Wei, Li, Anyang, Zhou, Yujing, Huang, Huaping, Xia, Qianfeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.06.2024; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; antimicrobial resistance; B cells; bacteria; Burkholderia; Burkholderia - genetics; Burkholderia - isolation & purification; Burkholderia Infections - diagnosis; Burkholderia Infections - drug therapy; Burkholderia Infections - microbiology; Burkholderia semiarida; Care and treatment; Case studies; China; Diagnosis; Diseases; Gram-negative bacterial infections; Health aspects; Humans; Immunocompetence; Immunocompromised host; Infection; Lung diseases; Male; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Middle Aged; pneumonia; Pneumonia, Bacterial - diagnosis; Pneumonia, Bacterial - drug therapy; Pneumonia, Bacterial - microbiology; Recurrence; recurrent infection; Relapse; Respiratory tract infections; Resveratrol; Skin; Tazobactam; China; recurrent infection; Burkholderia semiarida; bacteria; pneumonia; antimicrobial resistance; immunocompetent patient; China; Burkholderia

Burkholderia semiarida was previously identified solely as a plant pathogen within the Burkholderia cepacia complex. We present a case in China involving recurrent pneumonia attributed to B. semiarida infection. Of note, the infection manifested in an immunocompetent patient with no associated prima...