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Treatment first involved trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, the backbone of melioidosis therapy, but was discontinued upon the discovery of resistance to the drug through antimicrobial sensitivity testing via broth microdilution. Further analysis included genomic sequencing, immunotyping, and phenotypic assessment, including virulence testing in an animal model. Results indicated that this strain is a distinct, novel variant with antigenic similarity to other Thai strains displaying high virulence, with a significantly low murine intranasal lethal dose 50% inoculum. 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