Article
Within-host evolution of Burkholderia pseudomallei over a twelve-year chronic carriage infection.
mBio - 16 Jul 2013
Price Erin P, Sarovich Derek S, Mayo Mark, Tuanyok Apichai, Drees Kevin P, Kaestli Mirjam, Beckstrom-Sternberg Stephen M, Babic-Sternberg James S, Kidd Timothy J, Bell Scott C, Keim Paul, Pearson Talima, Currie Bart J
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Burkholderia pseudomallei causes the potentially fatal disease melioidosis. It is generally accepted that B. pseudomallei is a noncommensal bacterium and that any culture-positive clinical specimen denotes disease requiring treatment. Over a 23-year study of melioidosis cases in Darwin, Australia, just one patient from 707 survivors has developed persistent asymptomatic B. pseudomallei carriage. To...
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