Burkholderia pseudomallei in Environment of Adolescent Siblings with Melioidosis, Kerala, India, 2019

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bhaskaran, Praveena ; Prasad, Vinitha ; Gopinathan, Anusha ; Shaw, Tushar ; Sivadas, Suchitra ; Jayakumar, Chandrasekhar ; Chowdhury, Soumi ; Dravid, Aparna ; Mukhopadhyay, Chiranjay ; Kumar, Anil
• Description:
  In 2019, Burkholderia pseudomallei was isolated from the backyard of 2 siblings with melioidosis in Kerala, India. This finding highlights the value of healthcare providers being aware of risk for melioidosis in febrile patients, of residents taking precautions when outside, and of increasing environmental surveillance for B. pseudomallei in this region.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Environmental Monitoring Humans Siblings
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(6):1246-1249
• Pubmed ID:
  35608830
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9155894
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  India
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e788a5c76ad4450f51c2fba3bdff10ec85da0d5e437fafedf7af1ab4d8fb0391
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/118165/cdc_118165_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.39 MB ]