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Human immune responses to melioidosis and cross-reactivity to low-virulence burkholderia species, Thailand1.

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Melioidosis is a neglected tropical disease with an estimated annual mortality rate of 89,000 in 45 countries across tropical regions. The causative agent is Burkholderia pseudomallei, a gram-negative soil-dwelling bacterium. In Thailand, B. pseudomallei can be found across multiple regions, along with the low-virulence B. thailandensis and the recently discovered B. thailandensis variant (BTCV), which expresses B. pseudomallei–like capsular polysaccharide. Comprehensive studies of human immu...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.3201/eid2603.190206

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Publisher:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Publisher's website
Journal:
Emerging Infectious Disease Journal website
Volume:
26
Issue:
3
Pages:
463-471
Publication date:
2020-02-10
Acceptance date:
2019-12-29
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EISSN:
1080-6059
ISSN:
1080-6040
Pmid:
32091359
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1090346
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pubs:1090346
Deposit date:
2020-06-13

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