Diabetic foot infection caused by bacteria of the Burkholderia cepacia complex: report of an unusual case and a scoping literature review

ABSTRACT Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) is group of widespread gram-negative bacillus organized in over 20 phylogenetically distinct bacterial species. According to previous studies, BCC species pathogens are widely reported in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), but not in individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM). In this case report, a 42-year-old male patient with DM and a foot infection caused by BCC is presented. The patient was hospitalized after antibiotic treatment failure and improved after two surgical debridement procedures and a high-dose extended infusion (EI) of meropenem. The team of vascular surgeons and the infectious disease specialists worked fervently to solve the case. Finally, a scoping review was conducted to map BCC infections in patients with DM.

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Main Authors:	Paes Leme,Rodrigo Cuiabano, Chaves,Jéssica Reis Esteves, Gonçalves,Luiz Carlos Soares, Alvim,Leonardo César, Almeida,João Roberto Chaves de, Renó,Leonardo da Cruz
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2022
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652022000100509
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