Figure 1.

Melioidosis susceptibility of mice with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes. Mortality of STZ-diabetic mice (n = 8 mice) compared with normoglycaemic mice (n = 4 mice) following Burkholderia pseudomallei infection [Logrank (Mantel–Cox) test, P-value = 0·4483]. Animals were observed daily up to 10 days and the percentage survival was plotted against time. A representative of two independent experiments is shown. Mice were infected with 1·2 × 10³ colony-forming units (CFU)/ml B. pseudomallei via the intravenous route.