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Burkholderia pseudomallei Penetrates the Brain via Destruction of the Olfactory and Trigeminal Nerves: Implications for the Pathogenesis of Neurological Melioidosis

Melioidosis is a potentially fatal disease that is endemic to tropical northern Australia and Southeast Asia, with a mortality rate of 14 to 50%. The bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent which infects numerous parts of the human body, including the brain, which results in the n...

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Autores principales: St. John, James A., Ekberg, Jenny A. K., Dando, Samantha J., Meedeniya, Adrian C. B., Horton, Rachel E., Batzloff, Michael, Owen, Suzzanne J., Holt, Stephanie, Peak, Ian R., Ulett, Glen C., Mackay-Sim, Alan, Beacham, Ifor R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3993850/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24736221
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00025-14