# Burkholderia infections and melioidosis

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

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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 | t12951 |
| Works | 11 |

## Topic papers all

- [<i>Burkholderia xenovorans</i> LB400 harbors a multi-replicon, 9.73-Mbp genome shaped for versatility](https://scholariq.org/papers/i-burkholderia-xenovorans-i-lb400-harbors-a-multi-replicon-9-73-mbp-genome/)
- [Clinical experience in 52 patients with tigecycline-containing regimens for salvage treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium chelonae infections](https://scholariq.org/papers/clinical-experience-in-52-patients-with-tigecycline-containing-regimens-for/)
- [Macrophage and Galleria mellonella infection models reflect the virulence of naturally occurring isolates of B. pseudomallei, B. thailandensis and B. oklahomensis](https://scholariq.org/papers/macrophage-and-galleria-mellonella-infection-models-reflect-the-virulence-of/)
- [Knowledge and perceptions of brucellosis in the pastoral communities adjacent to Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda](https://scholariq.org/papers/knowledge-and-perceptions-of-brucellosis-in-the-pastoral-communities-adjacent-to/)
- [Evaluation of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 &amp; serum amyloid A as diagnostic biomarkers of bacterial infection in febrile patients](https://scholariq.org/papers/evaluation-of-procalcitonin-c-reactive-protein-interleukin-6-and-amp-serum/)
- [Pseudomonas peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients: The network #9 peritonitis study](https://scholariq.org/papers/pseudomonas-peritonitis-in-peritoneal-dialysis-patients-the-network-9/)
- [A DedA Family Membrane Protein Is Required for Burkholderia thailandensis Colistin Resistance](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-deda-family-membrane-protein-is-required-for-burkholderia-thailandensis/)
- [Culture-confirmed typhoid fever and pregnancy](https://scholariq.org/papers/culture-confirmed-typhoid-fever-and-pregnancy/)
- [Abducens nerve palsy and optic neuritis as initial manifestation in brucellosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/abducens-nerve-palsy-and-optic-neuritis-as-initial-manifestation-in-brucellosis/)
- [Splenic abscess due to chronic melioidosis in a patient previously misdiagnosed as tuberculosis.](https://scholariq.org/papers/splenic-abscess-due-to-chronic-melioidosis-in-a-patient-previously-misdiagnosed/)
- [Risk perception and preventive behaviors related to brucellosis among Iranian livestock farmers](https://scholariq.org/papers/risk-perception-and-preventive-behaviors-related-to-brucellosis-among-iranian/)

## Topic primary papers

- [Macrophage and Galleria mellonella infection models reflect the virulence of naturally occurring isolates of B. pseudomallei, B. thailandensis and B. oklahomensis](https://scholariq.org/papers/macrophage-and-galleria-mellonella-infection-models-reflect-the-virulence-of/)
- [A DedA Family Membrane Protein Is Required for Burkholderia thailandensis Colistin Resistance](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-deda-family-membrane-protein-is-required-for-burkholderia-thailandensis/)
- [Splenic abscess due to chronic melioidosis in a patient previously misdiagnosed as tuberculosis.](https://scholariq.org/papers/splenic-abscess-due-to-chronic-melioidosis-in-a-patient-previously-misdiagnosed/)

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