Short report: Melioidosis as a consequence of sporting activity

Audrey A Hill; M Mayo; M Kaestli; Erin P Price; L J Richardson; D Godoy; B G Spratt; B J Currie

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.12-0744

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Short report: Melioidosis as a consequence of sporting activity

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Short report: Melioidosis as a consequence of sporting activity

Audrey A Hill, M Mayo, M Kaestli, Erin P Price, L J Richardson, D Godoy, B G Spratt and B J Currie

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol.89(2), pp.365-366

2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.12-0744

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Abstract

In the tropical city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, dry season soil sampling cultured Burkholderia pseudomallei from 7 (70%) of 10 sports fields. However, during the 23 years of the Darwin Prospective Melioidosis Study, only 5 (0.6%) of 785 melioidosis cases have been attributed to infection from sports fields. In one soccer player with cutaneous melioidosis, B. pseudomallei cultured from the player was identical by multilocus sequence typing and multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis with an isolate recovered from soil at the location on the sports field where he was injured. Melioidosis is uncommon in otherwise healthy sports persons in melioidosis-endemic regions but still needs consideration in persons with abrasion injuries that involve contact with soil. Copyright © 2013 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

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Title: Short report: Melioidosis as a consequence of sporting activity
Authors: Audrey A Hill (Author)
M Mayo (Author)
M Kaestli (Author)
Erin P Price (Author) - Charles Darwin University
L J Richardson (Author)
D Godoy (Author)
B G Spratt (Author)
B J Currie (Author)
Publication details: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol.89(2), pp.365-366
Publisher: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Date published: 2013
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0744
ISSN: 0002-9637
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Centre for Bioinnovation
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450550402621
Output Type: Journal article

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