2010•Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen access
Distribution of Melioidosis Cases and Viable Burkholderia pseudomallei in Soil: Evidence for Emerging Melioidosis in Taiwan
Yao-Shen Chen, Yao-Shen Chen, Hsi-Hsun Lin, Jung‐Jung Mu, Chuen‐Sheue Chiang, Chang-Hsun Chen, Leh-Mia Buu, Yusen Eason Lin, Ya‐Lei Chen, Ya‐Lei Chen
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Abstract
A survey for the prevalence if Burkholderia pseudomallei in soil in Taiwan found that its incidence is comparable to that in other regions of the world where melioidosis is endemic. The presence of identical genetic patterns among the clinical and environmental isolates evaluated suggested a link between the pathogens present in contaminated soil and the emergence of indigenous melioidosis.