Melioidosis and end-stage renal disease in tropical northern Australia

Kidney Int. 2014 Nov;86(5):867-70. doi: 10.1038/ki.2014.228.

Authors

Rachel M S Chalmers¹, Sandawana W Majoni¹, Linda Ward², Greg J Perry¹, Zulfikar Jabbar¹, Bart J Currie³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Renal Services, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
² Global and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Casuarina, Northern Territory Australia.
³ 1] Global and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Casuarina, Northern Territory Australia [2] Infectious Diseases Department, Northern Territory Medical Program, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory Australia.

PMID: 25360487
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2014.228

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Burkholderia pseudomallei / isolation & purification
Endemic Diseases*
Female
Humans
Incidence
Kidney Failure, Chronic / diagnosis
Kidney Failure, Chronic / epidemiology*
Kidney Failure, Chronic / microbiology
Kidney Failure, Chronic / mortality
Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
Male
Melioidosis / diagnosis
Melioidosis / drug therapy
Melioidosis / epidemiology*
Melioidosis / microbiology
Melioidosis / mortality
Middle Aged
Northern Territory / epidemiology
Peritoneal Dialysis
Prospective Studies
Renal Dialysis
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Seasons
Time Factors

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents