Diabetes mellitus, insulin, and melioidosis in Thailand.

Simpson, Andrew J H; Newton, Paul N; Chierakul, Wirongrong; Chaowagul, Wipada; White, Nicholas J · Clin Infect Dis · 2003

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

A review of case records for 1817 Thai patients with melioidosis revealed that <10% of the 382 patients with diabetes mellitus were insulin dependent. This provides evidence against the hypothesis that insulin deficiency contributes to the known susceptibility to melioidosis in patients with diabetes mellitus.

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