Table 1. Patients implicated in melioidosis case-cluster in northeastern Brazil, 2003 (outbreak 1).

Patient	Sex	Age, y	Outcome	Culture	Autopsy	Serology
1	M	15	Died	NA*	NA	NA
2	F	14	Died	Gram-negative bacteria	Melioidosis	Negative
3	M	10	Died	Burkholderia pseudomallei	Melioidosis	Negative
4	F	12	Survived	Negative	NA	Positive

*NA, not available.