Melioidosis is an emerging, potentially fatal disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei,
which requires prolonged antibiotic treatment to prevent disease relapse. However …

Melioidosis is a severe disease that can be difficult to diagnose because of its diverse
clinical manifestations and a lack of adequate diagnostic capabilities for suspected cases …

Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, is an environmental bacillus
found in northeast Thailand. The mortality rate of melioidosis is∼ 40%. An indirect …

Background The indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) is considered a reference test for
scrub typhus. Recently, the Scrub Typhus Infection Criteria (STIC; a combination of culture …

Background Accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests for dengue infection has been repeatedly
estimated by comparing those tests with reference assays. We hypothesized that those …

Background Melioidosis, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is a severe infectious
disease with high mortality rates, but is under-recognized worldwide. In endemic areas …

Melioidosis is a severe disease caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia
pseudomallei. Diagnosis of melioidosis currently relies on the isolation of B. pseudomallei …

The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) has been proposed as an alternative
serologic diagnostic test to the indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) for scrub typhus …

Efficient diagnosis of emerging and novel bacterial infections is fundamental to guide
decisions on therapeutic treatments. Here, we engineered a novel rational strategy to design …

Melioidosis is a bacterial infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei (B.
pseudomallei). The variable clinical manifestations of this disease make its diagnosis …