Serologic Evidence of Exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei, Nigeria.

Savelkoel J., Wagner GE., Ojide CK., Frankenfeld K., Rudloff A., Dunachie SJ., Lipp M., Wiersinga WJ., Steinmetz I., Birnie E., Oladele RO.

Melioidosis is an underreported cause of community-acquired pneumonia and sepsis in Nigeria. We conducted a cross-sectional study using a Burkholderia pseudomallei protein microarray in 500 healthy participants from Nigeria. We observed a serologic response supportive of past exposure to the causative agent of melioidosis in 30% of study participants.

DOI

10.3201/eid3201.251113

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2026-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

32

Pages

156 - 158

Total pages

2

Keywords

Humans, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Melioidosis, Antibodies, Bacterial, Cross-Sectional Studies, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Middle Aged, Nigeria, Female, Male, Young Adult

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