The concentrations of ambient Burkholderia pseudomallei during typhoon season in endemic area of melioidosis in Taiwan.

• Main Authors: Ya-Lei Chen (Author), Yu-Chuan Yen (Author), Chun-Yuh Yang (Author), Min Sheng Lee (Author), Chi-Kung Ho (Author), Kristina D Mena (Author), Peng-Yau Wang (Author), Pei-Shih Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Melioidosis is a severe bacterial infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei with a high case-fatality rate. Epidemiological and animal studies show the possibility of inhalation transmission. However, no B. pseudomallei concentrations in ambient air have been researched. Here, we dev...