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 …

Drivers of melioidosis endemicity: epidemiological transition, zoonosis, and climate change

E Birnie, JJ Biemond, WJ Wiersinga - Current opinion in infectious …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Epidemiological transitions, zoonotic hazards, and climate change are all contributing to the
emergence of novel melioidosis-endemic areas. The adoption of the One Health approach …

Melioidosis in Malaysia: a review of case reports

PV Kingsley, M Leader… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Melioidosis is a tropical infectious disease associated with significant mortality
due to early onset of sepsis. Objective We sought to review case reports of melioidosis from …

Melioidosis in Malaysia: incidence, clinical challenges, and advances in understanding pathogenesis

S Nathan, S Chieng, PV Kingsley, A Mohan… - Tropical medicine and …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Malaysia is an endemic hot spot for melioidosis; however, a comprehensive picture of the
burden of disease, clinical presentations, and challenges faced in diagnosis and treatment …

Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system: genetics and association with bacterial and viral infections

S Medhasi, N Chantratita - Journal of Immunology Research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system is one of the most crucial host factors
influencing disease progression in bacterial and viral infections. This review provides the …

Comments and illustrations of the WFUMB CEUS liver guidelines: Rare focal liver lesions–infectious (bacterial)

A Ignee, K Möller, R Thees-Laurenz… - Medical …, 2023 - medultrason.ro
In this series of papers on comments and illustrations of the World Federation for Medicine
and Biology (WFUMB) guidelines on contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) the topics of …

Improving the clinical recognition, prognosis, and treatment of melioidosis through epidemiology and clinical findings: The Sabah perspective

A Hussin, MY Nor Rahim, F Dalusim… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Melioidosis is a deadly endemic disease in northern Australia and Southeast
Asia, including Sabah, Malaysia, which is caused by the bacterium Burkholderia …

Risk Factors for Mortality in Melioidosis: A Single‐Centre, 10‐Year Retrospective Cohort Study

R Menon, P Baby, A Kumar V… - The Scientific World …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Melioidosis is a tropical infectious disease with diverse clinical presentations. We aimed to
investigate the characteristics and mortality risk factors of patients diagnosed with …

[PDF][PDF] Antibiotic susceptibility of clinical Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates in northeast Thailand during 2015-2018 and the genomic characterization of β-lactam …

SHY Fen, S Tandhavanant, R Phunpang… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2021 - drive.google.com
Melioidosis is an often fatal infection in tropical regions caused by an environmental
bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei. Current recommended melioidosis treatment …

Burden and risk factors of melioidosis in Southeast Asia: a scoping review

K Selvam, T Ganapathy, MA Najib, MF Khalid… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This scoping review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of human melioidosis in
Southeast Asia as well as to highlight knowledge gaps in the prevalence and risk factors of …