Burkholderia species Flashcards
Isolation of the organism from any sample is
diagnostic for melioidosis and remains the
“gold standard.”
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei from any sample is
diagnostic for ________ and remains the “gold standard.”
melioidosis
the use of selective agar in this organism is necessary to reduce the overgrowth and masking of this organism by commensal flora
B.
pseudomallei
The most common
selective medium in use in countries where
the disease is endemic.
Ashdown’s agar
The presumptive identification of colonies
of B. pseudomallei can be made from their
characteristics such as what?
purple color and dry and
wrinkled appearance, which becomes
evident after 24 to 48 h of incubation
identification of colonies
of B. pseudomallei becomes
evident on how many hours of incubation?
after 24 to 48 h of incubation
An infectious disease caused by bacterium Burkholderia mallei.
Glanders
While humans can also get this disease, it primarily affects these animals.
✓ horses
✓ donkeys
✓ mules
Glanders is caused by what bacteria?
Burkholderia mallei
How is Burkholderia pseudomallei transmitted?
✓ Can be transmitted to humans in contact with tissues or body fluids of infected animals.
✓ May be inhaled via infected aerosols or dust contaminated by infected animals.
Symptoms of Glanders
✓ fever with chills and sweating
✓ muscle ache
✓ chest pain
✓ muscle tightness
✓ headache
✓ nasal discharge
✓ light sensitivity (sometimes with excessive tearing of the eyes)
Melioidosis affect the CNS in how many percent?
1-5%
Melioidosis affect the Cardiovascular system in how many percent?
40-60%
Melioidosis affect the Urinary tract system in how many percent?
14-28%
Melioidosis affect the head and neck in how many percent?
0-30%
