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Cutaneous Melioidosis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Melioidosis is an emerging infection in India. It usually presents as pneumonia. Melioidosis presenting as cutaneous lesions is uncommon. We present a case of cutaneous melioidosis from Southern India.
Basavaprabhu Achappa, Deepak Madi, K. Vidyalakshmi   +2 more
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Periorbital cellulitis and eyelid abscess as ocular manifestations of melioidosis: A report of three cases in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

IDCases, 2020
Melioidosis is an infection caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Melioidosis can affect any organ and result in a broad spectrum of diseases.
Chee Yik Chang
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Structure analysis of biologically important prokaryotic glycopolymers [PDF]

, 2013
Of the many post-translational modifications organisms can undertake, glycosylation is the most prevalent and the most diverse. The research in this thesis focuses on the structural characterisation of glycosylation in two classes of glycopolymer (
Ventura, Valeria Victoria, Ventura, Valeria Victoria   +1 more
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Type three secretion system-mediated escape of Burkholderia pseudomallei into the host cytosol is critical for the activation of NFκB. [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundBurkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a potentially fatal disease endemic in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia.
Chen, Isabelle Gek Joo, Chen, Yahua, Chiou, Pei-Yu, French, Christopher Todd, Gan, Yunn-Hwen, Miller, Jeff F, Sagullo, Enrico, Teh, Boon Eng, Teitell, Michael A, Wu, Ting-Hsiang   +9 more
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Melioidosis

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2002
Melioidosis is an important public health problem in some regions, and a potential bioweapon. Recent reports confirm that it is endemic in China, Taiwan and Laos, but the true incidence in most countries is unknown, and the ecology poorly understood. Potable water was the source of two recent outbreaks.
I, Leeuwenburgh, J T N, Driessen, P H J, van Keulen, P J, Stijnen, G P, Verburg   +4 more
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Neurological melioidosis presenting as intracranial abscess

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2016
Melioidosis is an emerging disease in our country caused by the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei. Melioidosis can virtually affect any organ. It has varying clinical presentations ranging from pneumonia to fatal sepsis.
Deepak Madi, Santosh P. V. Rai, K Vidyalakshmi, K Nithyananda Chowta   +3 more
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Melioidosis presenting with mediastinal lymphadenopathy masquerading as malignancy: a case report [PDF]

, 2012
Introduction Melioidosis, endemic in Thailand and in the Northern Territory of Australia is an emerging infectious disease in India which can present with varied forms.
Kavitha Saravu, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Vandana Kalwaje Eshwara, Barkur Ananthakrishna Shastry, Kundapura Ramamoorthy, Sushma Krishna, Vishwanath Sathyanarayanan   +6 more
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Genomic transcriptional profiling identifies a candidate blood biomarker signature for the diagnosis of septicemic melioidosis [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Melioidosis is a severe infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, a Gram-negative bacillus classified by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) as a category B priority agent.
Banchereau, Jacques, Bancroft, Gregory J, Berry, Matthew, Blankenship, Derek M, Buddhisa, Surachat, Chaussabel, Damien, Lertmemongkolchai, Ganjana, Pankla, Rungnapa   +7 more
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Hepatic/splenic abscess and/or skin and soft tissue infection as predictors of melioidosis in children

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2019
Introduction: Melioidosis can have multiple organ involvement which can then mimic other infections. The aim of this study was to determine if there are any factors significantly associated with melioidosis which can inform diagnostic evaluations before
Supatjaree Chanvitan, Alan Geater, Kamolwish Laoprasopwattana   +2 more
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Whole-genome sequencing of a quarter-century melioidosis outbreak in temperate Australia uncovers a region of low-prevalence endemicity [PDF]

, 2016
This study was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council via awards 1046812 and 1098337, and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute via award 098051. S.J.P.
Buller, Nicky, Chapple, Stephanie N. J., Currie, Bart J, Golledge, Clayton, Holden, Matthew T. G., Mayo, Mark, Peacock, Sharon J., Price, Erin P., Sarovich, Derek S.   +8 more
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