A rapid immunochromatography test based on Hcp1 is a potential point-of-care test for serological diagnosis of melioidosis

• Main Authors: Phornpun Phokrai, Wisansanee Karoonboonyanan, Nida Thanapattarapairoj, Chidchanok Promkong, Adul Dulsuk, Sirikamon Koosakulnirand, Sasha Canovali, Nitaya Indrawattana, Yaowaruk Jutrakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Paul J. Brett, Mary N. Burtnick, Ganjana Lertmemongkolchai, Narisara Chantratita
• Other Authors: Udon Thani Center Hospital
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/46491
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2018 Phokrai et al. Melioidosis is a fatal infectious disease caused by the environmental bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. It is highly endemic in Asia and northern Australia but neglected in many other tropical countries. Melioidosis patients have a wide range of clinical manifestations, and...