Julia K Petras, Mindy G Elrod, Maureen C Ty, Patrick Dawson, Kevin O'Laughlin, Jay E Gee, Jennifer Hanson, Carla Boutwell, Gail Ainsworth, Cari A Beesley, Elke Saile, Rebekah Tiller, Christopher A Gulvik, Daphne Ware, Theresa Sokol, Gary Balsamo, Kathryn Taylor, Johanna S Salzer, William A Bower, Zachary P Weiner, María E Negrón, Alex R Hoffmaster, Paul Byers
Melioidosis, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei , is a rare but potentially fatal bacterial disease endemic to tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. It is typically acquired through contact with contaminated soil or fresh water. Before this investigation, B. pseudomallei was not known to have been isolated from the environment in the continental United States. Here, we report on three patients living in the same Mississippi Gulf Coast county who presented with melioidosis within a 3-year period. They were infected by the same Western Hemisphere B...
December 21, 2023: New England Journal of Medicine