Case Report: Gestational Melioidosis through Perinatal Transmission

Rodriguez, Jose Y.; Huertas, Monica G.; Rodriguez, Gerson J.; Vargas-Otalora, Sandra; Benitez-Penuela, Miguel A.; Esquea, Kelin; Rios, Rafael; Mendoza, Laura R.; Diaz, Lorena; Reyes, Jinnethe; Alvarez-Moreno, Carlos A.

Abstract

Burkholderia pseudomallei is an emerging pathogen in the Americas. Cases of mother-to-child transmission of B. pseudomallei are rare and probably occur by placental or perinatal infection. We report the first case of native gestational and neonatal melioidosis in the Western hemisphere. The isolated strains in the mother and newborn were confirmed by whole-genome sequencing and identified as a novel sequence type ST1748. The comparison of both genomes revealed a nucleotide similarity of 100%. Melioidosis should be considered within the differential diagnosis of febrile illness or pneumonia in pregnant women and newborns from endemic areas of the Americas.

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Título según WOS: ID WOS:000588422900020 Not found in local WOS DB
Título de la Revista: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
Volumen: 103
Número: 5
Editorial: AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE
Fecha de publicación: 2020
Página de inicio: 1838
Página final: 1840
DOI:

10.4269/ajtmh.20-0223

Notas: ISI