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Cutaneous Melioidosis Cluster Caused by Contaminated Wound Irrigation Fluid

Adam J. Merritt, Mariani Peck, Dionne Gayle, Avram Levy, Yi-Horng Ler, Edward Raby, Tristan Gibbs, Timothy J. J. Inglis

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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 2012 and from a nearby health center in December 2013 after 2 new cases occurred in the same postal district.We isolated genotypically identical B. pseudomallei from the first patient and 5 other patients in the district.

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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 2012 and from a nearby health center in December 2013 after 2 new cases occurred in the same postal district.We isolated genotypically identical B. pseudomallei from the first patient and 5 other patients in the district.

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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 2012 and from a nearby health center in December 2013 after 2 new cases occurred in the same postal district.We isolated genotypically identical B. pseudomallei from the first patient and 5 other patients in the district.

Key concepts: Melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Cluster (spacecraft), Medicine, Microbiology, Veterinary medicine, Biology, Bacteria

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