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Detection and quantification of the capsular polysaccharide of Burkholderia pseudomallei in serum and urine samples from melioidosis patients
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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 culturing B. pseudomallei from patient samples. Bacterial culture, however, can take up to 7 days, and its sensitivity is poor, at roughly 60%. The successful administration of appropriate antibiotics is r...
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- Published
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- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1128/spectrum.00765-22
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- Publisher:
- American Society for Microbiology
- Journal:
- Microbiology Spectrum More from this journal
- Volume:
- 10
- Issue:
- 4
- Article number:
- e0076522
- Place of publication:
- United States
- Publication date:
- 2022-08-04
- Acceptance date:
- 2022-06-30
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2165-0497
- Pmid:
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35924843
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English
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1273785
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pubs:1273785
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- 2022
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- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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