Cutaneous Melioidosis Cluster Caused by Contaminated Wound Irrigation Fluid

Melioidosis usually occurs after environmental exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei in the tropics. A cluster of 5 cutaneous melioidosis cases occurred in suburban southwest Australia after an earlier case in January 2012. We collected environmental samples at the first patient’s home in January 20...

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Published in:Emerg Infect Dis
Main Authors: Merritt, Adam J., Peck, Mariani, Gayle, Dionne, Levy, Avram, Ler, Yi-Horng, Raby, Edward, Gibbs, Tristan M., Inglis, Timothy J.J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4982149/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27438887
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2208.151149
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