Melioidosis is an emerging

serious infection disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei

and its morbidity and mortality are high in the epidemic areas. Pathogenic Burkholderia pseudomallei can be used as a potential biological weapon and is lethal. Clinical diagnosis of melioidosis is difficult because the disease has no pathognomonic clinical manifestations. Currently

there is no effective treatment method for melioidosis

and long-term antibiotic treatment is needed to prevent disease relapse. Therefore

timely and accurate diagnosis of melioidosis is very important for treatment and prevention of this disease. So far

it has developed a variety of techniques and methods for diagnosis of melioidosis. The review systematically introduced and evaluated laboratory diagnosis and identification methods of melioidosis from the bacteriology

serology

molecular biology and proteomics.