Burkholderia pseudomallei antibodies in children, Cambodia

Vanaporn Wuthiekanun; Ngoun Pheaktra; Hor Putchhat; Lina Sin; Bun Sen; Varun Kumar; Sayan Langla; Sharon J. Peacock; Nicholas P. Day

doi:10.3201/eid1402.070811

Burkholderia pseudomallei antibodies in children, Cambodia

Vanaporn Wuthiekanun^*
, Ngoun Pheaktra
, Hor Putchhat
, Lina Sin
, Bun Sen
, Varun Kumar
, Sayan Langla
, Sharon J. Peacock
, Nicholas P. Day

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Antibodies to Burkholderia pseudomallei were detected in 16% of children in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This organism was isolated from 30% of rice paddies in the surrounding vicinity. Despite the lack of reported indigenous cases, melioidosis is likely to occur in Cambodia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	301-303
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	14
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1402.070811
Publication status	Published - Feb 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Burkholderia pseudomallei antibodies in children, Cambodia

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