Melioidosis in Traveler from Africa to Spain

The worldwide epidemiology of melioidosis is changing. We describe a case of acute melioidosis in Spain in a patient who had traveled to Africa. A novel sequence type of Burkholderia pseudomallei was identified in this patient. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of melioidosis in traveler...

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Main Authors: Morosini, María I., Quereda, Carmen, Gil, Horacio, Anda, Pedro, Núñez-Murga, María, Cantón, Rafael, López-Vélez, Rogelio
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810733/