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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2006, p. 4601-4604, Vol. 44, No. 12
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01585-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Pneumonia and Septicemia Caused by Burkholderia thailandensis in the United States{triangledown}

Mindy B. Glass,1* Jay E. Gee,1 Arnold G. Steigerwalt,1 Dominick Cavuoti,2 Theresa Barton,2 R. Doug Hardy,2 Daniel Godoy,3 Brian G. Spratt,3 Thomas A. Clark,1 and Patricia P. Wilkins1

Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia,1 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas,2 Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom3

Received 1 August 2006/ Returned for modification 22 September 2006/ Accepted 5 October 2006

Burkholderia thailandensis is closely related to Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis. It is generally considered avirulent and previously has been reported to occur only in Southeast Asia. We report the first case of pneumonia and septicemia caused by B. thailandensis in the United States.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, MS G34, 1600 Clifton Rd. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30333. Phone: (404) 639-4055. Fax: (404) 639-3023. E-mail: mglass{at}cdc.gov.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 18 October 2006.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2006, p. 4601-4604, Vol. 44, No. 12
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01585-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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