Melioidosis: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management

AC Cheng, BJ Currie - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Melioidosis, caused by the gram-negative saprophyte Burkholderia pseudomallei, is a
disease of public health importance in southeast Asia and northern Australia that is …

Melioidosis: the tip of the iceberg?

DA Dance - Clinical microbiology reviews, 1991 - Am Soc Microbiol
For nearly 80 years clinical melioidosis has been considered a rare disease. This bacterial
infection is caused by Pseudomonas pseudomallei, a saprophyte found in soil and surface …

Melioidosis: review and update

A Leelarasamee, S Bovornkitti - Reviews of infectious diseases, 1989 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Melioidosis prevails in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Sporadic cases have
been increasingly reported from countries located between 20° north latitude and 20° south …

Human melioidosis

I Gassiep, M Armstrong, R Norton - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The causative agent of melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei, a tier 1 select agent, is
endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia, with increased incidence associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Melioidosis: clinical impact and public health threat in the tropics

R Perumal Samy, BG Stiles, G Sethi… - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
This review briefly summarizes the geographical distribution and clinical impact of
melioidosis, especially in the tropics. Burkholderia pseudomallei (a gram-negative …

Correlates of immune protection following cutaneous immunization with an attenuated Burkholderia pseudomallei vaccine

EB Silva, A Goodyear, MD Sutherland… - Infection and …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Infections with the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis) are
associated with high mortality, and there is currently no approved vaccine to prevent the …

[HTML][HTML] Melioidosis in lower provincial Cambodia: A case series from a prospective study of sepsis in Takeo Province

KL Schully, CM Berjohn, AM Prouty… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Melioidosis is a severe infectious disease caused by the gram-negative soil bacterium
Burkholderia pseudomallei. Melioidosis is well known to be a major cause of morbidity and …

[HTML][HTML] Melioidosis, phnom penh, Cambodia

E Vlieghe, L Kruy, B De Smet, C Kham… - Emerging infectious …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We describe 58 adult patients with melioidosis in Cambodia (2007–2010). Diabetes was the
main risk factor (59%); 67% of infections occurred during the rainy season. Bloodstream …

Melioidosis as a travel-associated infection: case report and review of the literature

N Saïdani, K Griffiths, M Million, P Gautret… - Travel medicine and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Increasing numbers of sporadic cases of melioidosis in returning travelers have
been reported from non-endemic regions. Methods We report a new case and undertook a …

[HTML][HTML] Burkholderia pseudomallei antibodies in children, Cambodia

V Wuthiekanun, N Pheaktra, H Putchhat… - Emerging infectious …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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