Environmental isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Ceará State, northeastern Brazil.

Rolim, Dione B; Rocha, Marcos F G; Brilhante, Raimunda S N; Cordeiro, Rossana A; Leitão, Natanael P; Inglis, Timothy J J; Sidrim, José J C

Rolim, Dione B; Rocha, Marcos F G; Brilhante, Raimunda S N; Cordeiro, Rossana A; Leitão, Natanael P; Inglis, Timothy J J; Sidrim, José J C.

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Rolim DB; Postgraduate Program in Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.

Appl Environ Microbiol ; 75(4): 1215-8, 2009 Feb.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19098219

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Melioidosis has been considered an emerging disease in Brazil since the first cases were reported to occur in the northeast region. This study investigated two municipalities in Ceará state where melioidosis cases have been confirmed to occur. Burkholderia pseudomallei was isolated in 26 (4.3%) of 600 samples in the dry and rainy seasons.

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Burkholderia pseudomallei/clasificación; Burkholderia pseudomallei/aislamiento & purificación; Microbiología Ambiental; Brasil/epidemiología; Humanos; Melioidosis/epidemiología; Melioidosis/microbiología

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Burkholderia pseudomallei / Microbiología Ambiental Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Appl Environ Microbiol Año: 2009 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil

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