<i>Burkholderia pseudomallei</i> in Environment of Adolescent Siblings with Melioidosis, Kerala, India, 2019
Praveena Bhaskaran, Vinitha Prasad, Anusha Gopinathan, Tushar Shaw, Suchitra Sivadas, Chandrasekhar Jayakumar, Soumi Chowdhury, Aparna Dravid, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Anil Kumar
Abstract
In 2019, Burkholderia pseudomallei was isolated from the backyard of 2 siblings with melioidosis in Kerala, India. This finding highlights the value of healthcare providers being aware of risk for melioidosis in febrile patients, of residents taking precautions when outside, and of increasing environmental surveillance for B. pseudomallei in this region.
Topics & Concepts
MelioidosisBurkholderia pseudomalleiMedicineBurkholderiaEnvironmental healthMicrobiologyBiologyBacteriaGeneticsBurkholderia infections and melioidosis