TABLE 1.

Strains, isolation, and characterization of B. pseudomallei isolates in this study

Strain no.	Isolation		Disease presentation
	Origin	Time (yr)	Clinical manifestation(s)	Outcome
VGH01	Blood	1994	Pneumonia with empyema	Cure
VGH02	Blood	1994	Peritonitis	Death
VGH03	Blood	1994	Mycotic aneurysm, abdominal aorta	Cure
VGH04	Blood	1995	Septic pulmonary emboli	Death
VGH05	Blood	1996	Septic arthro-osteomyelitis, subcutaneous abscesses	Cure
VGH06	Blood	1996	Pneumonia	Death
VGH07	Blood	1996	Septic arthro-osteomyelitis	Cure
VGH08	Blood	1996	Primary septicemia	Death
VGH09	Splenic abscess	1996	Hepatosplenic abscesses	Cure
VGH10	Blood	1998	Pneumonia	Death
VGH11	Blood	1998	Pneumonia, peritonitis	Death
VGH12	Hepatic abscess	1998	Hepatosplenic abscesses	Cure
VGH13	Paraspinal abscess	2001	Spondylitis, paraspinal abscess	Cure
VGH14	Blood	2001	Multiple organ abscesses (skin, prostate), septic arthro-osteomyelitis	Cure
VGH15	Blood	2001	Pneumonia	Cure
VGH16	Blood	2001	Mycotic aneurysm, thoracic aorta	Death