In September 2021, a total of 25 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 developed acute melioidosis after (median 7 days) admission to a COVID-19 field hospital in Thailand. Eight nonpotable tap water samples and 6 soil samples were culture-positive for Burkholderia pseudomallei. Genomic analysis suggested contaminated tap water as the likely cause of illness.
Journal article
Emerging infectious diseases
04/2024
30
791 - 794
Humans, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Melioidosis, Water, Thailand, COVID-19