Melioidosis Complicated by Native Valve Endocarditis in a Traveler Returning From Thailand to the United States
Endocarditis from melioidosis is rarely reported; only 14 cases have been reported in the literature. We present a fatal case of native aortic valve endocarditis due to Burkholderia pseudomallei complicated by embolic stroke and subdural empyema that occurred in a traveler who returned from Thailand to the United States.
Authors
- Christopher A. Gulvik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8754-9829)
- Siu-Kei Chow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4178-3307)
- Melisa M. Shah
- Barbora Richardson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6486-1737)
- Jay E. Gee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4308-1659)
- Roumen Iordanov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7554-4737)
- Taylor K. Paisie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6024-2744)
- Julianna Van Enk
- Aditya Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3730-8944)
- Zachary P Weiner
- Marianna Martinez
- Mindy G Elrod
- Antonie Auguste
- Caitlin M Cossaboom
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- MultiCare Health System (US)
- Oregon Health Authority (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciag003
- Primary Topic
- Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00