Antibiotic Susceptibility of Clinical Burkholderia pseudomallei Isolates in Northeast Thailand from 2015 to 2018 and the Genomic Characterization of β -Lactam-Resistant Isolates

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Melioidosis is an often fatal infection in tropical regions caused by an environmental bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei . Current recommended melioidosis treatment requires intravenous β-lactam antibiotics such as ceftazidime (CAZ), meropenem (MEM), or amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (AMC) and oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

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