Melioidosis in Patients with COVID-19 Exposed to Contaminated Tap Water, Thailand, 2021.

Tantirat P., Chantarawichian Y., Taweewigyakarn P., Kripattanapong S., Jitpeera C., Doungngern P., Phiancharoen C., Tangwangvivat R., Hinjoy S., Sujariyakul A., Amornchai P., Wongsuvan G., Hantakun V., Wuthiekanun V., Thaipadungpanit J., Thomson NR., Dance DAB., Chewapreecha C., Batty EM., Limmathurotsakul D.

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.

DOI

10.3201/eid3004.231476

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2024-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

30

Pages

791 - 794

Total pages

3

Keywords

Burkholderia pseudomallei, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Thailand, coronavirus disease, melioidosis, respiratory infections, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, tap water, vaccine-preventable diseases, viruses, zoonoses, Humans, Melioidosis, Thailand, COVID-19, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Water

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