Which species pseudomonas is the most common’ cause of intravenous catheter related infection?
A. Pseudomonas cepaciaB. P aeruginosa
C. P maltophilia
D. Burkholderia pseudomallel
Answer.
D Burkholderia pseudomallei
• Burkholderia
pseudomallei is a type of pseudomonas infection. It causative agent of
melioidosis.
• B.pseudomallei
also causes chronic pulmonary infection with systemic manifestations that mimic
those of tuberculosis, including chronic cough, fever, hemoptysis, night
sweats, and cavitary lung disease
• Besides
pneumonia, the other principal form of B. pseuclomallei disease is skin
ulceration with associated lymphangitis and regional lymphadenopathy
• Spread from the
lungs or skin, which is most often documented in debilitated individuals, gives
rise to septicemic forms of melioidosis that carry a high mortality rate.
