Abstract
To the Editor: Melioidosis is an infection with clinical manifestations ranging from skin abscess to overwhelming sepsis and death. It is caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, a gram-negative, saprophytic bacillus found in soil and water. Melioidosis is highly endemic to Southeast Asia and northern Australia, and endemic to the Indian subcontinent, southern China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan (1).
Highlights
To the Editor: Melioidosis is an infection with clinical manifestations ranging from skin abscess to overwhelming sepsis and death
Melioidosis is rare in the United States; 0–5 cases are reported annually, and most cases occur in travelers returning from disease-endemic areas [2,3]
We report a case of melioidosis in a returned traveler from Los Cabos, Mexico, after Hurricane Odile
Summary
To the Editor: Melioidosis is an infection with clinical manifestations ranging from skin abscess to overwhelming sepsis and death. Melioidosis is rare in the United States; 0–5 cases are reported annually, and most cases occur in travelers returning from disease-endemic areas [2,3]. We report a case of melioidosis in a returned traveler from Los Cabos, Mexico, after Hurricane Odile.
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