Abstract
Recognized melioidosis-endemic areas are widening. In the South Pacific, melioidosis is endemic in New Caledonia, northern Australia, and Papua New Guinea. We report the first 4 documented cases of human melioidosis from New Caledonia. Molecular typing of 2 Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates suggests a link to Australian strains.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Burkholderia pseudomallei / classification*
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Burkholderia pseudomallei / genetics*
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Burkholderia pseudomallei / isolation & purification
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Female
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Genes, rRNA
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Humans
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Male
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Melioidosis / epidemiology*
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Melioidosis / microbiology
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Melioidosis / physiopathology
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Middle Aged
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New Caledonia / epidemiology
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA