Burkholderia pseudomallei antibodies in children, Cambodia

Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Feb;14(2):301-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1402.070811.

Abstract

Antibodies to Burkholderia pseudomallei were detected in 16% of children in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This organism was isolated from 30% of rice paddies in the surrounding vicinity. Despite the lack of reported indigenous cases, melioidosis is likely to occur in Cambodia.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood*
  • Burkholderia Infections / epidemiology*
  • Burkholderia Infections / immunology*
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei / immunology*
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei / isolation & purification
  • Cambodia / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Hemagglutination Tests
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Oryza / growth & development
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Soil Microbiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial