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 water is a preventable source of B. pseudomallei infection.
Direk
D
Limmathurotsakul
Gumphol
G
Wongsuvan
David
D
Aanensen
Sujittra
S
Ngamwilai
Natnaree
N
Saiprom
Patpong
P
Rongkard
Janjira
J
Thaipadungpanit
Manas
M
Kanoksil
Narisara
N
Chantratita
Nicholas P J
NP
Day
Sharon J
SJ
Peacock
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D012621:Seasons; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D060766:Drinking Water
Burkholderia pseudomallei; Thailand; bacteria; drinking water; genotyping; melioidosis