Simultaneous infection with more than one strain of Burkholderia pseudomallei is uncommon in human melioidosis

A prospective study was performed to determine the rate at which patients with melioidosis are infected with more than one strain of Burkholderia pseudomallei. Genotyping of 2,058 bacterial colonies isolated from 215 samples taken from 133 patients demonstrated that mixed infection is uncommon (2/13...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Direk Limmathurotsakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Narisara Chantratita, Gumphol Wongsuvan, Aunchalee Thanwisai, Mayurachat Biaklang, Sarinna Tumapa, Sue Lee, Nicholas P J Day, Sharon J. Peacock
Other Authors: Mahidol University
Format: Article
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/24694
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Institution: Mahidol University
Description
Summary:A prospective study was performed to determine the rate at which patients with melioidosis are infected with more than one strain of Burkholderia pseudomallei. Genotyping of 2,058 bacterial colonies isolated from 215 samples taken from 133 patients demonstrated that mixed infection is uncommon (2/133 cases [1.5%; 95% confidence interval, 0.2 to 5.3%]). Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.