Present and future therapeutic strategies for melioidosis and glanders
Estes DM;Dow SW;Schweizer HP;Torres AG;;
expert review of anti-infective therapy2010Vol. 8pp. -
406
dm2010expertpresent
Abstract
Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei are the causative agents of melioidosis and glanders, respectively. Both Gram-negative pathogens are endemic in many parts of the world. Although natural acquisition of these pathogens is rare in the majority of countries, these bacteria have recentl …