Detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Soil within the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Vanaporn Wuthiekanun; Mayfong Mayxay; Wirongrong Chierakul; Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh; Allen C. Cheng; Sir Nicholas White; Nicholas Day; Sharon J. Peacock

doi:10.1128/jcm.43.2.923-924.2005

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Clinical cases of melioidosis caused by the saprophyte Burkholderia pseudomallei were first noted in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) in 1999. In this study, 36% of 110 soil samples in northern Lao PDR were positive for B. pseudomallei , providing further evidence for the presence of melioidosis in this country.

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