• J Travel Med · Jan 2015

    Case Reports

    A case of melioidosis probably acquired by inhalation of dusts during a helicopter flight in a healthy traveler returning from Singapore.

    • Silvia Amadasi, Sarah Dal Zoppo, Annalisa Bonomini, Anna Bussi, Palmino Pedroni, Gianpaolo Balestrieri, Liana Signorini, and Francesco Castelli.
    • University Division of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
    • J Travel Med. 2015 Jan 1;22(1):57-60.

    AbstractWe present a case of melioidosis in an Italian male returning from Singapore after a short travel. He probably acquired the disease by inhalation, which is not the typical mode of transmission, in the absence of evident risk factors. The diagnosis was confirmed by real-time polymerase chain reaction of the culture while serology was useful to assess professional exposure among laboratory workers. Treatment consisted of an initial intensive phase with meropenem and trimethoprim-sulfamethaxazole (TMP-SMX), followed by 6 months of eradication therapy with TMP-SMX.© 2014 International Society of Travel Medicine.

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