J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Apr;48(4):1432-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01720-09. Epub 2010 Feb 10.

Distribution of melioidosis cases and viable Burkholderia pseudomallei in soil: evidence for emerging melioidosis in Taiwan.

Chen YS, Lin HH, Mu JJ, Chiang CS, Chen CH, Buu LM, Lin YE, Chen YL.

Source

Division of Infectious Diseases, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Abstract

A survey for the prevalence if Burkholderia pseudomallei in soil in Taiwan found that its incidence is comparable to that in other regions of the world where melioidosis is endemic. The presence of identical genetic patterns among the clinical and environmental isolates evaluated suggested a link between the pathogens present in contaminated soil and the emergence of indigenous melioidosis.

PMID:: 20147639; [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
PMCID:: PMC2849618

Free PMC Article

Images from this publication.See all images (1)Free text

Publication Types, MeSH Terms

Publication Types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH Terms

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources

Supplemental Content

Save items

PubReader: A whole new way to read scientific literature at PubMed Central.

Related citations in PubMed

The epidemiology of melioidosis in the Balimo region of Papua New Guinea. [Epidemiol Infect. 2008]
The epidemiology of melioidosis in the Balimo region of Papua New Guinea.
Warner JM, Pelowa DB, Gal D, Rai G, Mayo M, Currie BJ, Govan B, Skerratt LF, Hirst RG. Epidemiol Infect. 2008 Jul; 136(7):965-71. Epub 2007 Aug 22.
DNA fingerprinting of human isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei from different geographical regions of Malaysia. [Trop Biomed. 2010]
DNA fingerprinting of human isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei from different geographical regions of Malaysia.
Chua KH, See KH, Thong KL, Puthucheary SD. Trop Biomed. 2010 Dec; 27(3):517-24.
Genome fingerprinting by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei from patients with melioidosis in Thailand. [Acta Trop. 2000]
Genome fingerprinting by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei from patients with melioidosis in Thailand.
Koonpaew S, Ubol MN, Sirisinha S, White NJ, Chaiyaroj SC. Acta Trop. 2000 Feb 5; 74(2-3):187-91.
Review The aftermath of the Western Australian melioidosis outbreak. [Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011]
Review The aftermath of the Western Australian melioidosis outbreak.
Inglis TJ, O'Reilly L, Merritt AJ, Levy A, Heath CH. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Jun; 84(6):851-7.
Review [Molecular-genetic approaches to diagnosis and intraspecific typing of causative agents of glanders and melioidosis]. [Mol Gen Mikrobiol Virusol. 2005]
Review [Molecular-genetic approaches to diagnosis and intraspecific typing of causative agents of glanders and melioidosis].
Antonov VA, Iliukhin VI. Mol Gen Mikrobiol Virusol. 2005; (2):3-9.

See reviews... See all...

Cited by 3 PubMed Central articles

Systematic review and consensus guidelines for environmental sampling of Burkholderia pseudomallei. [PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013]
Systematic review and consensus guidelines for environmental sampling of Burkholderia pseudomallei.
Limmathurotsakul D, Dance DA, Wuthiekanun V, Kaestli M, Mayo M, Warner J, Wagner DM, Tuanyok A, Wertheim H, Yoke Cheng T, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Mar; 7(3):e2105. Epub 2013 Mar 21.
The use of nanoscale visible light-responsive photocatalyst TiO2-Pt for the elimination of soil-borne pathogens. [PLoS One. 2012]
The use of nanoscale visible light-responsive photocatalyst TiO2-Pt for the elimination of soil-borne pathogens.
Chen YL, Chen YS, Chan H, Tseng YH, Yang SR, Tsai HY, Liu HY, Sun DS, Chang HH. PLoS One. 2012; 7(2):e31212. Epub 2012 Feb 22.
Randomized soil survey of the distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in rice fields in Laos. [Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011]
Randomized soil survey of the distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in rice fields in Laos.
Rattanavong S, Wuthiekanun V, Langla S, Amornchai P, Sirisouk J, Phetsouvanh R, Moore CE, Peacock SJ, Buisson Y, Newton PN. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Jan; 77(2):532-6. Epub 2010 Nov 12.

Related information

Related Citations
Calculated set of PubMed citations closely related to the selected article(s) retrieved using a word weight algorithm. Related articles are displayed in ranked order from most to least relevant, with the “linked from” citation displayed first.
MedGen
Related information in MedGen
References for this PMC Article
Citation referenced in PubMed article. Only valid for PubMed citations that are also in PMC.
Free in PMC
Free full text articles in PMC
Cited in PMC
Full-text articles in the PubMed Central Database that cite the current articles.

Recent activity

Clear Turn Off Turn On

Distribution of melioidosis cases and viable Burkholderia pseudomallei in soil: ...
Distribution of melioidosis cases and viable Burkholderia pseudomallei in soil: evidence for emerging melioidosis in Taiwan.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Apr ;48(4):1432-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01720-09. Epub 2010 Feb 10 .

PubMed

Your browsing activity is empty.

Activity recording is turned off.

Turn recording back on

PubMed

Result Filters

Display Settings:

Send to: