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Case Reports
. 2004 Dec;23(12):1169-71.

Transmission of Burkholderia pseudomallei via breast milk in northern Australia

Anna Ralph  1 , John McBride, Bart J Currie
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  • PMID: 15626961
Case Reports

Transmission of Burkholderia pseudomallei via breast milk in northern Australia

Anna Ralph et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Dec.

Abstract

Two cases of maternal to child transmission of melioidosis are reported from Australia's tropical north. One infant died of overwhelming sepsis. Both lactating mothers had mastitis. In 1 case, Burkholderia pseudomallei isolated from breast milk was identical on pulsed-field gel electrophoresis with that in blood and cerebrospinal fluid isolates from the infant.

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