Melioidosis in Patients with COVID-19 Exposed to Contaminated Tap Water, Thailand, 2021.

Autor: Tantirat, Panupong, Chantarawichian, Yotsathon, Taweewigyakarn, Pantila, Kripattanapong, Somkid, Jitpeera, Charuttaporn, Doungngern, Pawinee, Phiancharoen, Chadaporn, Tangwangvivat, Ratanaporn, Hinjoy, Soawapak, Sujariyakul, Anupong, Amornchai, Premjit, Wongsuvan, Gumphol, Hantakun, Viriya, Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn, Thaipadungpanit, Janjira, Thomson, Nicholas R., Dance, David A. B., Chewapreecha, Claire, Batty, Elizabeth M., Limmathurotsakul, Direk
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Apr2024, Vol. 30 Issue 4, p791-794, 4p
Abstrakt: In September 2021, a total of 25 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 developed acute melioidosis after (median 7 days) admission to a COVID-19 field hospital in Thailand. Eight nonpotable tap water samples and 6 soil samples were culture-positive for Burkholderia pseudomallei. Genomic analysis suggested contaminated tap water as the likely cause of illness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index