Optimization and prospective evaluation of sensitive real-time PCR assays with an internal control for the diagnosis of melioidosis in Thailand.

Melioidosis is a serious infectious disease caused by , an environmental Gram-negative bacterium. Early detection of infection is crucial for successful antibiotic treatment and reducing mortality rates associated with melioidosis. Bacteria culture is currently used to identify in clinical samples, but the method is slow.

Co-occurrence of and DNA in cerebrospinal fluid: Evidence from human eosinophilic meningitis after ingestion of raw snail dish in Thailand.

, the main causative agent of human neuroangiostrongyliasis, is a food-borne parasitic zoonosis, particularly in Southeast Asia and Mainland China. , a cryptic species, has not been unequivocally identified as a causative agent for human angiostrongyliasis. Here, we investigated a local incidence of human angiostrongyliasis in Kalasin Province, northeastern part of Thailand.

Newly developed SYBR Green-based quantitative real-time PCRs revealed coinfection evidence of and in existing in Bangkok Metropolitan, Thailand.

is a well-known pathogen causing eosinophilic meningitis associated with angiostrongyliasis. Humans, as accidental hosts, are infected by consuming undercooked snails containing third-stage larvae. is closely related to and has been described as a potential human pathogen.