Limmathurotsakul Direk, Wongsuvan Gumphol, Aanensen David, Ngamwilai Sujittra, Saiprom Natnaree, Rongkard Patpong, Thaipadungpanit Janjira, Kanoksil Manas, Chantratita Narisara, Day Nicholas P J, Peacock Sharon J
Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Feb;20(2):265-8. doi: 10.3201/eid2002.121891.
We identified 10 patients in Thailand with culture-confirmed melioidosis who had Burkholderia pseudomallei isolated from their drinking water. The multilocus sequence type of B. pseudomallei from clinical specimens and water samples were identical for 2 patients. This finding suggests that drinking water is a preventable source of B. pseudomallei infection.
我们在泰国发现了10例经培养确诊的类鼻疽病患者,他们的饮用水中分离出了伯克霍尔德菌。2例患者临床标本和水样中的伯克霍尔德菌多位点序列类型相同。这一发现表明,饮用水是伯克霍尔德菌感染的一个可预防来源。