Chronic Melioidosis in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis

Abstract
Burkholderia pseudomallei , the causative agent of melioidosis, is endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia, where it can be found in soil and surface water. We report a case of chronic pulmonary melioidosis in a patient with cystic fibrosis who had traveled to an area where B. pseudomallei is endemic.