Burkholderia pseudomallei and melioidosis

EM Meumann, D Limmathurotsakul… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, is found in soil and water of
tropical and subtropical regions globally. Modelled estimates of the global burden predict …

[HTML][HTML] Melioidosis

WJ Wiersinga, HS Virk, AG Torres, BJ Currie… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2018 - nature.com
Burkholderia pseudomallei is a Gram-negative environmental bacterium and the
aetiological agent of melioidosis, a life-threatening infection that is estimated to account …

[HTML][HTML] Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 …

SL James, D Abate, KH Abate, SM Abay, C Abbafati… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
2017 (GBD 2017) includes a comprehensive assessment of incidence, prevalence, and …

[HTML][HTML] Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic …

T Vos, AA Abajobir, KH Abate, C Abbafati, KM Abbas… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background As mortality rates decline, life expectancy increases, and populations age, non-
fatal outcomes of diseases and injuries are becoming a larger component of the global …

The Darwin Prospective Melioidosis Study: a 30-year prospective, observational investigation

BJ Currie, M Mayo, LM Ward, M Kaestli… - The Lancet infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The global distribution of melioidosis is under considerable scrutiny, with both
unmasking of endemic disease in African and Pacific nations and evidence of more recent …

[HTML][HTML] The cGAS-STING pathway in bacterial infection and bacterial immunity

N Liu, X Pang, H Zhang, P Ji - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP)-adenosine monophosphate (AMP)(cGAMP)
synthase (cGAS), along with the adaptor stimulator of interferon genes (STING), are crucial …

The global distribution of Bacillus anthracis and associated anthrax risk to humans, livestock and wildlife

CJ Carlson, IT Kracalik, N Ross, KA Alexander… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Bacillus anthracis is a spore-forming, Gram-positive bacterium responsible for anthrax, an
acute infection that most significantly affects grazing livestock and wild ungulates, but also …

[HTML][HTML] Locally Acquired Melioidosis Linked to Environment—Mississippi, 2020–2023

JK Petras, MG Elrod, MC Ty, P Dawson… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Melioidosis, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is a rare but potentially fatal bacterial
disease endemic to tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. It is typically acquired …

[HTML][HTML] 2020 Review and revision of the 2015 Darwin melioidosis treatment guideline; paradigm drift not shift

RP Sullivan, CS Marshall, NM Anstey… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Melioidosis therapy is divided into an intravenous intensive phase and an oral
eradication phase. The Darwin melioidosis treatment guideline has evolved over two …

Multistate outbreak of melioidosis associated with imported aromatherapy spray

JE Gee, WA Bower, A Kunkel, J Petras… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Melioidosis, caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, is an uncommon infection
that is typically associated with exposure to soil and water in tropical and subtropical …