Burkholderia pseudomallei Isolates from Sarawak Malaysian Borneo Are Predominantly Susceptible to Aminoglycosides and Macrolides

• Main Authors: Yuwana, Podin, Sarovich, Derek S., Price, Erin P., Kaestli, Mirjam, Mayo, Mark, Hii, King Ching, Ngian, Hie Ung, Wong, See Chang, Wong, Ing Tien, Wong, Jin Shyan, Mohan, Anand, Ooi, Mong How, Fam, Tem Lom, Wong, Jack, Tuanyok, Apichai, Keim, Paul, Giffard, Philip M, Currie, Bart J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology. 2013
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6321/7/yuwana2.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6321/; http://aac.asm.org/content/58/1/162.long

Melioidosis is a potentially fatal disease caused by the saprophytic bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Resistance to gentamicin is generally a hallmark of B. pseudomallei, and gentamicin is a selective agent in media used for diagnosis of melioidosis. In this study, we determined the prevalence a...