Melioidosis Complicated by Native Valve Endocarditis in a Traveler Returning From Thailand to the United States

Clinical Infectious Diseases 2026 Open access

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Authors: Akash Gupta, Roumen Borilov Iordanov, Antonie J. Auguste, Julianna Van Enk, Melisa M. Shah, Brian T Richardson, Jay E. Gee, Mindy G. Elrod, Taylor K. Paisie, Christopher A. Gulvik, William A Bower, Caitlin M. Cossaboom
+3 more Zachary P. Weiner, Marianna Martinez, Siu-Kei Chow
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciag003
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References: 29

Abstract

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.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Burkholderia infections and melioidosis Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Bartonella species infections research

Publication details

Journal / source
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume
82
Issue
6
Pages
e1216–e1221
Publication date
6 January 2026
Language
EN