microbeПроблемы особо опасных инфекцийProblems of Particularly Dangerous Infections0370-10692658-719XRussian Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”10.21055/0370-1069-2012-2(112)-46-50microbe-794Research ArticleДИАГНОСТИКАDIAGNOSTICSСовременные подходы к диагностике сапа и мелиоидоза. Идентификация и типирование Burkholderia mallei и Burkholderia pseudomalleiModern Approaches for Detection of Glanders and Melioidosis. Identification and Typing of Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomalleiАнтоновВ. А.AntonovV. A.vari2@sprint-v.com.ruИлюхинВ. И.IlyukhinV. I.vari2@sprint-v.com.ruХраповаН. П.KhrapovaN. P.vari2@sprint-v.com.ruПрохватиловаЕ. В.ProkhvatilovaE. V.vari2@sprint-v.com.ruВикторовД. В.ViktorovD. V.vari2@sprint-v.com.ruСенинаТ. В.SeninaT. V.vari2@sprint-v.com.ruБудченкоА. А.BudchenkoA. A.vari2@sprint-v.com.ruТкаченкоГ. А.TkachenkoG. A.vari2@sprint-v.com.ruАлексееваВ. В.AlekseevaV. V.vari2@sprint-v.com.ruЗахароваИ. Б.ZakharovaI. B.vari2@sprint-v.com.ruСавченкоС. С.SavchenkoS. S.vari2@sprint-v.com.ruЗинченкоО. В.ZinchenkoO. V.vari2@sprint-v.com.ruСорокинаЮ. И.SorokinaYu. I.vari2@sprint-v.com.ruАлексеевВ. В.AlekseevV. V.vari2@sprint-v.com.ruВолгоградский научно-исследовательский противочумный институтРоссияVolgograd Research Anti-Plague InstituteRussian Federation20122004201202(112)4650Copyright © Антонов В.А., Илюхин В.И., Храпова Н.П., Прохватилова Е.В., Викторов Д.В., Сенина Т.В., Будченко А.А., Ткаченко Г.А., Алексеева В.В., Захарова И.Б., Савченко С.С., Зинченко О.В., Сорокина Ю.И., Алексеев В.В., 20122012Антонов В.А., Илюхин В.И., Храпова Н.П., Прохватилова Е.В., Викторов Д.В., Сенина Т.В., Будченко А.А., Ткаченко Г.А., Алексеева В.В., Захарова И.Б., Савченко С.С., Зинченко О.В., Сорокина Ю.И., Алексеев В.В.Antonov V.A., Ilyukhin V.I., Khrapova N.P., Prokhvatilova E.V., Viktorov D.V., Senina T.V., Budchenko A.A., Tkachenko G.A., Alekseeva V.V., Zakharova I.B., Savchenko S.S., Zinchenko O.V., Sorokina Y.I., Alekseev V.V.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://journal.microbe.ru/jour/article/view/794

Проанализированы методические подходы, используемые для идентификации и типирования B. mallei и B. pseudomallei, предложены рекомендации по совершенствованию алгоритмов лабораторной диагностики сапа и мелиоидоза с учетом широкого спектра биохимических, иммунодиагностических и молекулярно-генетических тестов.

Analysed are the methodological approaches used for identification and typing of B. mallei and B. pseudomallei. Suggested are recommendations for improvements of algorithms of laboratory diagnosis of glanders and melioidosis including wide range of biochemical, immunodiagnostic and molecular genetic methods.

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