Short report: Development of antibodies to Burkholderia pseudomallei during childhood in melioidosis-endemic northeast Thailand

Abstract

A cross-sectional serological survey of 2,214 children living in northeast Thailand was conducted to define the antibody response to Burkholderia pseudomallei from birth to 14 years. There was a sharp rise in detectable antibodies from birth to 4 years followed by reactivity in approximately 60-70% of children thereafter. Copyright © 2006 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.