# Burkholderia infections and melioidosis

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/burkholderia-infections-and-melioidosis-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 141,332 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and management of melioidosis, a tropical infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. It covers topics such as global distribution, genomic plasticity, virulence factors, antibiotic resistance, and vaccine development. The papers provide insights into the clinical spectrum, evolutionary relationships, environmental factors, and host immune responses related to melioidosis. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T12951 |
| Works | 16,530 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Simon I Hay](https://scholariq.org/researchers/simon-i-hay/)
- [Ziad A. Memish](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ziad-a-memish/)
- [Levi A. Garraway](https://scholariq.org/researchers/levi-a-garraway/)
- [Julian Parkhill](https://scholariq.org/researchers/julian-parkhill/)
- [James M. Tiedje](https://scholariq.org/researchers/james-m-tiedje/)
- [Nicholas J. White](https://scholariq.org/researchers/nicholas-j-white/)
- [David M. Pigott](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-m-pigott/)
- [Alessandro Sette](https://scholariq.org/researchers/alessandro-sette/)
- [Tom van der Poll](https://scholariq.org/researchers/tom-van-der-poll/)
- [Claire M. Fraser](https://scholariq.org/researchers/claire-m-fraser/)
- [Jacques Banchereau](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jacques-banchereau/)
- [Michael A. Quail](https://scholariq.org/researchers/michael-a-quail/)

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