Burkholderia pseudomalleiAntibodies in Children, Cambodia
Open Access
- 1 February 2008
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 14 (2) , 301-303
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1402.070811
Abstract
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.Keywords
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