Title
Multistate Outbreak of Melioidosis Associated with Imported Aromatherapy Spray.
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Author(s)
Gee JE
Bower WA
Kunkel A
Petras J
Gettings J
Bye M
Firestone M
Elrod MG
Liu L
Blaney DD
Zaldivar A
Raybern C
Ahmed FS
Honza H
Stonecipher S
O'Sullivan BJ
Lynfield R
Hunter M
Brennan S
Pavlick J
Gabel J
Drenzek C
Geller R
Lee C
Ritter JM
Zaki SR
Gulvik CA
Wilson WW
Beshearse E
Webb JR
Weiner ZP
Negrón ME
Hoffmaster AR
Abstract
Melioidosis, caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, is an uncommon infection that is typically associated with exposure to soil and water in tropical and subtropical environments. It is rarely diagnosed in the continental United States. Patients with melioidosis in the United States commonly report travel to regions where melioidosis is endemic. We report a cluster of four non-travel-associated cases of melioidosis in Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, and Texas. These cases were caused by the same strain of B. pseudomallei that was linked to an aromatherapy spray product imported from a melioidosis-endemic area.
Publication information
N Engl J Med. 2022 Mar 3;386(9):861-868. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2116130.
Date Issued
2022-03-03
Type
Journal Article
Journal Title
The New England journal of medicine
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