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Observational studyEmerging infectious diseases2020

Human Immune Responses to Melioidosis and Cross-Reactivity to Low-Virulence Burkholderia Species, Thailand

Patpong Rongkard, Barbara Kronsteiner, Viriya Hantrakun, Kemajittra Jenjaroen, Manutsanun Sumonwiriya, Panjaporn Chaichana, Suchintana Chumseng, Narisara Chantratita, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Helen A Fletcher and 4 more

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Observational study in Emerging infectious diseases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Antibodies toMicroorganisms · 2026
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  3. Seroprevalence of Antibodies toPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  8. Burkholderia pseudomallei and melioidosis.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Patpong Rongkard
Barbara Kronsteiner
Viriya Hantrakun
Kemajittra Jenjaroen
Manutsanun Sumonwiriya
Panjaporn Chaichana
Suchintana Chumseng
Narisara Chantratita
Vanaporn Wuthiekanun
Helen A Fletcher
Prapit Teparrukkul
Direk Limmathurotsakul
Nicholas P J Day
Susanna J Dunachie

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 108395/Z/15/ZWellcome Trust WT100174/Z/12/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melioidosis is a neglected tropical disease with an estimated annual mortality rate of 89,000 in 45 countries across tropical regions. The causative agent is Burkholderia pseudomallei, a gram-negative soil-dwelling bacterium. In Thailand, B. pseudomallei can be found across multiple regions, along with the low-virulence B. thailandensis and the recently discovered B. thailandensis variant (BTCV), which expresses B. pseudomallei-like capsular polysaccharide. Comprehensive studies of human immune responses to B. thailandensis variants and cross-reactivity to B. pseudomallei are not complete. We evaluated human immune responses to B. pseudomallei, B. thailandensis, and BTCV in melioidosis patients and healthy persons in B. pseudomallei-endemic areas using a range of humoral and cellular immune assays. We found immune cross-reactivity to be strong for both humoral and cellular immunity among B. pseudomallei, B. thailandensis, and BTCV. Our findings suggest that environmental exposure to low-virulence strains may build cellular immunity to B. pseudomallei.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBurkholderiaCohort StudiesCross ReactionsFemaleHumansImmunityMaleMelioidosisMiddle AgedProspective StudiesThailandVirulenceYoung AdultbacteriaBurkholderia pseudomalleiBurkholderia thailandensisBurkholderia thailandensis CPS variantcapsular polysaccharideELISAimmune cross-reactivityindirect hemagglutination assayinterferon-γ ELISpotmelioidosisThailandwhole blood stimulation assay

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PMID32091359
PMCPMC7045851

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