title: Epidemiology and investigation of melioidosis, Southern Arizona.
abstract: Burkholderia pseudomallei is a bacterium endemic to Southeast Asia and northern Australia, but it has not been found to occur endemically in the United States. We report an ostensibly autochthonous case of melioidosis in the United States. Despite an extensive investigation, the source of exposure was not identified.
authors.affiliation: Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. stewarttasha@gmail.com
authors.forename: Tasha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Engelthaler
authors.forename: David D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Blaney
authors.forename: Apichai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tuanyok
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wangsness
authors.forename: Theresa L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Talmia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: Kenneth K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Keim
authors.forename: Bart J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Currie
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sunenshine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001130:Arizona; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D044382:Population Groups
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial