Identification of Melioidosis Outbreak by Multilocus Variable Number Tandem Repeat Analysis
Endemic melioidosis is caused by genetically diverse Burkholderia pseudomallei strains.However, clonal outbreaks (multiple cases caused Graduation Cap Topper by 1 strain) have occurred, such as from contaminated potable water.B.pseudomallei is designated a group B bioterrorism agent, which necessitates rapidly recognizing point-source outbreaks.Pul