Melioidosis in Patients with COVID-19 Exposed to Contaminated Tap Water, Thailand, 2021

Panupong Tantirat, Yotsathon Chantarawichian, Pantila Taweewigyakarn, Somkid Kripattanapong, Charuttaporn Jitpeera, Pawinee Doungngern, Chadaporn Phiancharoen, Ratanaporn Tangwangvivat, Soawapak Hinjoy, Anupong Sujariyakul, Premjit Amornchai, Gumphol Wongsuvan, Viriya Hantakun, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Nicholas R. Thomson, David A.B. Dance, Claire Chewapreecha, Elizabeth M. Batty, Direk Limmathurotsakul

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Abstract

In September 2021, a total of 25 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 developed acute melioidosis after (median 7 days) admission to a COVID-19 field hospital in Thailand. Eight nonpotable tap water samples and 6 soil samples were culture-positive for Burkholderia pseudomallei. Genomic analysis suggested contaminated tap water as the likely cause of illness.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)791-794
Number of pages4
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume30
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2024

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