Environmental Isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Ceará State, Northeastern Brazil

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 6...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2009-02, Vol.75 (4), p.1215-1218
Hauptverfasser:	Rolim, Dione B, Rocha, Marcos F.G, Brilhante, Raimunda S.N, Cordeiro, Rossana A, Leitão-Junior, Natanael P, Inglis, Timothy J.J, Sidrim, José J.C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteria Brazil - epidemiology Burkholderia pseudomallei Burkholderia pseudomallei - classification Burkholderia pseudomallei - isolation & purification Environmental Microbiology Humans Infectious diseases Melioidosis - epidemiology Melioidosis - microbiology Microbiology Municipalities Public Health Microbiology Studies
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0099-2240 1098-5336 1098-6596
DOI:	10.1128/AEM.01953-08