title: Simultaneous infection with more than one strain of Burkholderia pseudomallei is uncommon in human melioidosis.
abstract: A prospective study was performed to determine the rate at which patients with melioidosis are infected with more than one strain of Burkholderia pseudomallei. Genotyping of 2,058 bacterial colonies isolated from 215 samples taken from 133 patients demonstrated that mixed infection is uncommon (2/133 cases [1.5%; 95% confidence interval, 0.2 to 5.3%]).
authors.affiliation: Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Direk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Limmathurotsakul
authors.forename: Vanaporn
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wuthiekanun
authors.forename: Narisara
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chantratita
authors.forename: Gumphol
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wongsuvan
authors.forename: Aunchalee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thanwisai
authors.forename: Mayurachat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biaklang
authors.forename: Sarinna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tumapa
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Nicholas P J
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: Sharon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Peacock
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000145:classification*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA