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Emerg Infect Dis
; 30(4): 791-794, 2024 Apr.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38526300
RESUMO
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.