Antilipopolysaccharide II: An antibody protective against fatal melioidosis

• Main Authors: Chadarat Charuchaimontri, Yupin Suputtamongkol, Churairat Nilakul, Wipada Chaowagul, Ploenchan Chetchotisakd, Nimit Lertpatanasuwun, Sunanta Intaranongpai, Paul J. Brett, Donald E. Woods
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/25766

This was a study of IgG antibody responses to two S-type lipopolysaccharides (LPS I and LPS II) and flagellin of Burkholderia pseudomallei in patients with melioidosis. The specificity of these antibodies was 91.7%, 90.3%, and 93.8%, respectively, when compared to responses in a population where the...