Detection and quantification of the capsular polysaccharide of Burkholderia pseudomallei in serum and urine samples from melioidosis patients

Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a life-threatening disease common in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Melioidosis often presents with nonspecific symptoms and has a fatality rate of upwards of 70% when left untreated. The gold standard for diagnosis is culturin...

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Main Authors: DeMers, HL, Nualnoi, T, Thorkildson, P, Hau, D, Hannah, EE, Green, HR, Pandit, SG, Gates-Hollingsworth, MA, Boutthasavong, L, Luangraj, M, Woods, KL, Dance, D, AuCoin, DP
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022