Melioidosis in Patients with COVID-19 Exposed to Contaminated Tap Water, Thailand, 2021

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Tantirat, Panupong ; Chantarawichian, Yotsathon ; Taweewigyakarn, Pantila ; Kripattanapong, Somkid ; Jitpeera, Charuttaporn ; Doungngern, Pawinee ; Phiancharoen, Chadaporn ; Tangwangvivat, Ratanaporn ; Hinjoy, Soawapak ; Sujariyakul, Anupong ; Amornchai, Premjit ; Wongsuvan, Gumphol ; Hantakun, Viriya ; Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ; Thaipadungpanit, Janjira ; Thomson, Nicholas R. ; Dance, David A.B. ; Chewapreecha, Claire ; Batty, Elizabeth M. ; Limmathurotsakul, Direk
• Description:
  In September 2021, a total of 25 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 developed acute melioidosis after (median 7 days) admission to a COVID-19 field hospital in Thailand. Eight nonpotable tap water samples and 6 soil samples were culture-positive for Burkholderia pseudomallei. Genomic analysis suggested contaminated tap water as the likely cause of illness.
• Subjects:
  Burkholderia Pseudomallei COVID-19 Humans Melioidosis Water
• Keywords:
  Bacteria Coronavirus Disease History Melioidosis Respiratory Infections SARS-CoV-2 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Tap Water Thailand Vaccine-preventable Diseases Viruses Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(4):791-794
• Pubmed ID:
  38526300
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10977828
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  WT_/Wellcome TrustUnited Kingdom/
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Thailand
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6b46ce9f89a087287d23b5e8bb5809cbb50ffed60a75aa7e0245b93075b8e219
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/152967/cdc_152967_DS1.pdf
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