Epidemiology

Physics

Internal medicine

Pathology

Sociology

Population

Bacteria

Incidence (geometry)

Biology

Optics

Demography

Prospective cohort study

Burkholderia pseudomallei

Melioidosis

Genetics

Medicine

Environmental health

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Melioidosis is an opportunistic infection with a diverse spectrum of clinical presentations and severity. With early diagnosis, specific antimicrobial therapy, and state-of-the-art intensive care, mortality can be reduced to less than 10%. However, mortality remains much higher in the many endemic regions where health resources remain scarce. Genotyping of B pseudomallei informs evolving local and global epidemiology.

The Darwin Prospective Melioidosis Study: a 30-year prospective, observational investigation