Antibodies in melioidosis: The role of the indirect hemagglutination assay in evaluating patients and exposed populations

• Main Authors: Panjaporn Chaichana, Kemajittra Jenjaroen, Premjit Amornchai, Suchintana Chumseng, Sayan Langla, Patpong Rongkard, Manutsanun Sumonwiriya, Atthanee Jeeyapant, Narisara Chantratita, Prapit Teparrukkul, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Nicholas P.J. Day, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Susanna J. Dunachie
• Other Authors: University of Oxford
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/46064
• Institution: Mahidol University

Copyright © 2018 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Melioidosis is a major neglected tropical disease with high mortality, caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bp). Microbiological culture remains the gold standard for diagnosis, but a simpler and...