Melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei in drinking water, Thailand, 2012.

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...

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Hauptverfasser: Limmathurotsakul, D, Wongsuvan, G, Aanensen, D, Ngamwilai, S, Saiprom, N, Rongkard, P, Thaipadungpanit, J, Kanoksil, M, Chantratita, N, Day, N, Peacock, S
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2014
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author Limmathurotsakul, D
Wongsuvan, G
Aanensen, D
Ngamwilai, S
Saiprom, N
Rongkard, P
Thaipadungpanit, J
Kanoksil, M
Chantratita, N
Day, N
Peacock, S
author_facet Limmathurotsakul, D
Wongsuvan, G
Aanensen, D
Ngamwilai, S
Saiprom, N
Rongkard, P
Thaipadungpanit, J
Kanoksil, M
Chantratita, N
Day, N
Peacock, S
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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.
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spelling oxford-uuid:fe47db8c-6736-46e7-a822-093a97505f2a2022-03-27T13:35:13ZMelioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei in drinking water, Thailand, 2012.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:fe47db8c-6736-46e7-a822-093a97505f2aEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2014Limmathurotsakul, DWongsuvan, GAanensen, DNgamwilai, SSaiprom, NRongkard, PThaipadungpanit, JKanoksil, MChantratita, NDay, NPeacock, SWe 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.
spellingShingle Limmathurotsakul, D
Wongsuvan, G
Aanensen, D
Ngamwilai, S
Saiprom, N
Rongkard, P
Thaipadungpanit, J
Kanoksil, M
Chantratita, N
Day, N
Peacock, S
Melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei in drinking water, Thailand, 2012.
title Melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei in drinking water, Thailand, 2012.
title_full Melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei in drinking water, Thailand, 2012.
title_fullStr Melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei in drinking water, Thailand, 2012.
title_full_unstemmed Melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei in drinking water, Thailand, 2012.
title_short Melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei in drinking water, Thailand, 2012.
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