On September 3, confirming with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, a representative of the leadership of Dong Nai Children's Hospital said that the hospital is treating a patient, a 14-year-old girl infected with flesh-eating bacteria.
Earlier, around the beginning of August 2024, the patient had swollen lymph nodes in the neck area and was taken to Dong Nai Children's Hospital for examination. Diagnosed with lymphadenitis, the family brought medicine home for the patient to take.
On August 22, the patient did not improve and had a soft tissue abscess in the neck area. He had to be admitted to Dong Nai Children's Hospital for surgery to remove lymph nodes and send a sample to the Ho Chi Minh City Tropical Hospital for testing.
On August 29, test results showed that the patient was positive for Burkholderia pseudomallei, the bacteria that causes Whitmore disease.
Authorities have disinfected the patient's house and surrounding area, and have compiled a list of people who have been in close contact with the patient to monitor their health.
After being treated with antibiotics, the patient's health condition is now basically stable. However, the disease must be closely monitored and treated according to the regimen before being discharged from the hospital.
This is the first case of flesh-eating bacteria infection recorded in Dong Nai.
