Burkholderia pseudomallei

Precautions

Standard Precautions
Standard Precautions

General Information

Pathogen information

Gram negative bacillus

Epidemiology

Endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. The bacterium is found in soil.

Associated syndromes

Sepsis, pneumonia, deep-seated infections, parotid abscess in children

Additional Information

Discovered in Myanmar in 1911