Dr David AB Dance
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Bacterial infections in Laos
Laos is seing a growing number of melioidosis, a bacterial infection caused by a bacterium that lived in the environment. Meliolidosis is a disease greatly under-recognised and treatment is specific, making it a major threat to farmers in developing countries. A better understanding of the prevalence of this infection and how it spreads allows us to better target prevention and treatment.
David Dance
Clinical Microbiologist
LOMWRU
David Dance is a Clinical Microbiologist supporting the work of LOMWRU (Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Research Unit) on bacterial infections of importance to public health in Laos.
He is particularly interested in all aspects of melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei infection), especially gaining a greater understanding of the global distribution of the disease and the environmental factors that underpin its distribution.
Other interests include:
- aetiology of bacteraemia, pneumonia, meningitis and endocarditis
- antimicrobial resistance
- typhoid and other Salmonella and Shigella infections
- streptococcal infections, including pneumococci, Strep. suis and and Group A streptococci.
Recent publications
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Distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei within a 300-cm deep soil profile: implications for environmental sampling
Pongmala K. et al, (2022), Scientific Reports, 12
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Invasive Streptococcus agalactiae ST283 infection after fish consumption in two sisters, Lao PDR
Luangraj M. et al, (2022), Wellcome Open Research, 7, 148 - 148
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A one-health sampling strategy to explore the dissemination and relationship between colistin resistance in human, animal, and environmental sectors in laos
Zhou Y. et al, (2022), Engineering
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Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Colonization Density Is Associated With Severe Pneumonia in Young Children in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Carr OJJ. et al, (2022), The Journal of infectious diseases, 225, 1266 - 1273
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Melioidosis Manifesting as Chronic Femoral Osteomyelitis in Patient from Ghana
Mabayoje DA. et al, (2022), Emerging Infectious Diseases, 28