Comprehensive approaches for the detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei and diagnosis of melioidosis in human and environmental samples

• Main Authors: Oslan, Siti Nur Hazwani, Yusoff, Abdul Hafidz, Mazlan, Mazlina, Si, Jie Lim, Jing, Jing Khoo, Oslan, Siti Nurbaya, Ismail, Aziah
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100766/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0882401022002509

Melioidosis is endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. The causative agent of melioidosis is a Gram-negative bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei. Its invasion can be fatal if melioidosis is not treated promptly. It is intrinsically resistant to a variety of antibiotics. In this paper, we...