| use of antigens derived from burkholderia pseudomallei, b. thailandensis, and b. cepacia in the indirect hemagglutination assay for melioidosis. | the serological diagnosis of melioidosis is carried out using the indirect hemagglutination assay. we looked at the reactivity of sera from culture-proven cases of melioidosis from north queensland against antigens derived from burkholderia pseudomallei, b. thailandensis, and b. cepacia. cross-reactivity between sera from culture-positive cases of melioidosis and b. thailandensis was demonstrated. | 2007 | 17804613 |
| burkholderia cepacia complex epidemiology in persons with cystic fibrosis from australia and new zealand. | the burkholderia cepacia complex (bcc) is a group of significant opportunistic respiratory pathogens which affect people with cystic fibrosis. in this study, we sought to ascertain the epidemiology and geographic species distribution of 116 bcc isolates collected from people with cf in australia and new zealand. we performed a combination of reca-based pcr, amplified rdna restriction analysis (ardra), pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and repetitive extragenic palindromic pcr on each isolate. eac ... | 2008 | 18356026 |