Journal article
Melioidosis
- Abstract:
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is a Gram-negative environmental bacterium and the aetiological agent of melioidosis, a life-threatening infection that is estimated to account for ∼89,000 deaths per year worldwide. Diabetes mellitus is a major risk factor for melioidosis, and the global diabetes pandemic could increase the number of fatalities caused by melioidosis. Melioidosis is endemic across tropical areas, especially in southeast Asia and northern Australia. Disease manifestations can range fr...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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+ Wellcome Trust
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Funding agency for:
Dance, D
Limmathurotsakul, D
Grant:
106698/Z/14/Z
101103/Z/13/Z
National Institutes of Health
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Australian National Health and Medical Research Council
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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European Research Council
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Springer Nature Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Nature Reviews Disease Primers Journal website
- Volume:
- 4
- Article number:
- 17107
- Publication date:
- 2018-02-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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2056-676X
- Pmid:
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29388572
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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pubs:823353
- UUID:
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uuid:d095a151-c933-4ac0-8101-4ab8688e4919
- Local pid:
- pubs:823353
- Source identifiers:
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823353
- Deposit date:
- 2018-02-10
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- Copyright holder:
- Wiersinga et al
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2018 Authors. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Springer Nature at: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2017.107
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