Seroepidemiological surveillance of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Rapeephan R. Maude, Richard J. Maude, Aniruddha Ghose, Md Robed Amin, Md Belalul Islam, Mohammad Ali, Md Shafiqul Bari, Md Ishaque Majumder, Vanaporn Wuthiekanan, Arjen M. Dondorp, Robin L. Bailey, Nicholas P J Day, M. Abul Faiz
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/14279

Melioidosis (. Burkholderia pseudomallei infection) has yet to be demonstrated systematically in Bangladesh. A prospective, cross-sectional serological survey was conducted in 2010 at six Bangladeshi hospitals. Age, gender, occupation and residential address were recorded. Of 1244 patients, 359 (28....