Multistate Outbreak of Melioidosis Associated with Imported Aromatherapy Spray

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• Alternative Title:
  N Engl J Med
• Personal Author:
  Gee, Jay E. ; Bower, William A. ; Kunkel, Amber ; Petras, Julia ; Gettings, Jenna ; Bye, Maria ; Firestone, Melanie ; Elrod, Mindy G. ; Liu, Lindy ; Blaney, David D. ; Zaldivar, Allison ; Raybern, Chelsea ; Ahmed, Farah S. ; Honza, Heidi ; Stonecipher, Shelley ; O’Sullivan, Briana J. ; Lynfield, Ruth ; Hunter, Melissa ; Brennan, Skyler ; Pavlick, Jessica ; Gabel, Julie ; Drenzek, Cherie ; Geller, Rachel ; Lee, Crystal ; Ritter, Jana M. ; Zaki, Sherif R. ; Gulvik, Christopher A. ; Wilson, W. Wyatt ; Beshearse, Elizabeth ; Currie, Bart J. ; Webb, Jessica R. ; Weiner, Zachary P. ; Negrón, María E. ; Hoffmaster, Alex R.
• Description:
  Melioidosis, caused by the bacterium | is an uncommon infection that is typically associated with exposure to soil and water in tropical and subtropical environments. It is rarely diagnosed in the continental United States. Patients with melioidosis in the United States commonly report travel to regions where melioidosis is endemic. We report a cluster of four non-travel-associated cases of melioidosis in Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, and Texas. These cases were caused by the same strain of | that was linked to an aromatherapy spray product imported from a melioidosis-endemic area.
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Aromatherapy Article Brain Burkholderia Pseudomallei Child, Preschool COVID-19 Disease Outbreaks Fatal Outcome Female Genome, Bacterial Humans Lung Male Melioidosis Middle Aged Phylogeny Shock, Septic United States

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• Source:
  N Engl J Med. 386(9):861-868
• Pubmed ID:
  35235727
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10243137
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  386
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:438e97b77534b73ffe5122965ee5027a98fd638ab9210d087411dfb8ffd5afc2
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/129444/cdc_129444_DS1.pdf
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