Development of a prototype lateral flow immunoassay (LFI) for the rapid diagnosis of melioidosis.

• Main Authors: Houghton, Raymond L., Reed, Dana E., Hubbard, Mark A., Dillon, Michael J., Chen, Hongjing, Currie, Bart J., Mayo, Mark, Sarovich, Derek S., Theobald, Vanessa, Direk Limmathurotsakul, ดิเรก ลิ้มมธุรสกุล, Gumphol Wongsuvan, Narisara Chantratita, นริศรา จันทราทิตย์, Peacock, Sharon J., Hoffmaster, Alex R, Duval, Brea, Brett, Paul J., Burtnick, Mary N., AuCoin, David P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Immunochromatography; Melioidosis; Open Access article
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/825
• Institution: Mahidol University

Burkholderia pseudomallei is a soil-dwelling bacterium and the causative agent of melioidosis. Isolation of B. pseudomallei from clinical samples is the "gold standard" for the diagnosis of melioidosis; results can take 3-7 days to produce. Alternatively, antibody-based tests have low s...