She was hospitalized in an ICU after falling unconscious earlier this month, and tested positive for Burkholderia pseudomallei, the bacteria that causes melioidosis, he said. The five leptospirosis ...

The use of products contaminated with B. cepecia may result in local infections and possibly more serious infections in immunocompromised individuals.

Often mistaken for other illnesses and resistant to common antibiotics, melioidosis is an emerging but under-recognised threat in Bangladesh, raising urgent questions about awareness, diagnosis and pr ...

Burkholderia stabilis is a bacterium that is found in natural environments. The risk to the general population is very low; however, those who are immunocompromised or have other risk factors, such as ...