@article{d66e6964c422444c97b8c8325e2f308d,
title = "Clinical Evaluation of a Type III Secretion System Real-Time PCR Assay for Diagnosing Melioidosis",
abstract = "A Burkholderia pseudomallei type III secretion system real-time PCR assay was evaluated on clinical specimens in a region where melioidosis is endemic. The PCR was positive in 30/33 (91%) patients with culture-confirmed melioidosis. All six patients with melioidosis septic shock were blood PCR positive, suggesting potential for rapid diagnosis and commencement of appropriate therapy. Copyright � 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.",
keywords = "DNA, ankle, article, bacterium culture, blood culture, Burkholderia pseudomallei, clinical article, clinical assessment, digital rectal examination, early diagnosis, endemic disease, evaluation, human, melioidosis, nonhuman, nose smear, pericardial effusion, pleura fluid, priority journal, prostate fluid, real time polymerase chain reaction, rectal swab, secretion, septic shock, sputum culture, synovial fluid, throat culture, urine culture, wound swab, Biological Transport, Blood, Body Fluids, DNA, Bacterial, Endemic Diseases, Humans, Melioidosis, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sensitivity and Specificity, Sepsis",
author = "Ella Meumann and R Novak and D Gal and Mirjam Kaestli and Mark Mayo and Josh Hanson and E Spencer and Mindy Glass and J Gee and P Wilkins and Bart Currie",
year = "2006",
language = "English",
volume = "44",
pages = "3028--3030",
journal = "Journal of Clinical Microbiology",
issn = "0095-1137",
publisher = "American Society for Microbiology",
number = "8",
}
