Short report: Prevalence of melioidosis in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis and sputum smear negative for acid-fast bacilli in northeast Thailand

Pornpan Suntornsut; Kriangsak Kasemsupat; Santi Silairatana; Gumphol Wongsuvan; Yaowaruk Jutrakul; Vanaporn Wuthiekanun; Nicholas P.J. Day; Sharon J. Peacock; Direk Limmathurotsakul

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.13-0286

Short report: Prevalence of melioidosis in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis and sputum smear negative for acid-fast bacilli in northeast Thailand

Pornpan Suntornsut
, Kriangsak Kasemsupat
, Santi Silairatana
, Gumphol Wongsuvan
, Yaowaruk Jutrakul
, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun
, Nicholas P.J. Day
, Sharon J. Peacock
, Direk Limmathurotsakul

Mahidol University
Udon Thani Hospital
Nuffield Department of Medicine
Department of Medicine

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Abstract

The clinical and radiological features of pulmonary melioidosis can mimic tuberculosis. We prospectively evaluated 118 patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis who were acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear negative at Udon Thani Hospital, northeast Thailand. Culture of residual sputum from AFB testing was positive for Burkholderia pseudomallei in three patients (2.5%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.5-7.3%). We propose that in melioidosis-endemic areas, residual sputum from AFB testing should be routinely cultured for B. pseudomallei.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	983-985
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	89
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0286
Publication status	Published - Nov 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Suntornsut, P., Kasemsupat, K., Silairatana, S., Wongsuvan, G., Jutrakul, Y., Wuthiekanun, V., Day, N. P. J., Peacock, S. J., & Limmathurotsakul, D. (2013). Short report: Prevalence of melioidosis in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis and sputum smear negative for acid-fast bacilli in northeast Thailand. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 89(5), 983-985. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0286

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Short report: Prevalence of melioidosis in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis and sputum smear negative for acid-fast bacilli in northeast Thailand. / Suntornsut, Pornpan; Kasemsupat, Kriangsak; Silairatana, Santi et al.
In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 89, No. 5, 11.2013, p. 983-985.

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