Melioidosis Caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei in Drinking Water, Thailand, 2012

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Limmathurotsakul, Direk ; Wongsuvan, Gumphol ; Aanensen, David ; Ngamwilai, Sujittra ; Saiprom, Natnaree ; Rongkard, Patpong ; Thaipadungpanit, Janjira ; Kanoksil, Manas ; Chantratita, Narisara ; Day, Nicholas P.J. ; Peacock, Sharon J.
• Description:
  We identified 10 patients in Thailand with culture-confirmed melioidosis who had Burkholderia pseudomallei isolated from their drinking water. The multilocus sequence type of B. pseudomallei from clinical specimens and water samples were identical for 2 patients. This finding suggests that drinking water is a preventable source of B. pseudomallei infection.
• Subjects:
  Aged Aged, 80 And Over Burkholderia Pseudomallei Dna, Bacterial Drinking Water Female Humans Male Melioidosis Multilocus Sequence Typing Seasons

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 20(2):265-268.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Thailand
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1c113894433a62e8155eadfe9c8dcb0eeec92f15c8d9557d7687a564778e5db4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/21704/cdc_21704_DS1.pdf
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