Table 1

Intensity of Rainfall and Severity of Melioidosis, Australia

Bart J. Currie*

and Susan P. Jacups*

Author affiliations: *Menzies School of Health Research and Flinders University, Darwin Northern Territory, Australia

Prior 14-day rainfall correlations with risk factors, clinical signs and symptoms, and outcomes

Parameter	Yes		No		p value
	No.	Median 14-d rainfall	No.	Median 14-d rainfall
Diabetes	119	174 mm	199	102 mm	0.002
Alcohol excess	118	132 mm	200	116 mm	0.043
Chronic renal disease	27	198 mm	291	113 mm	0.048
Pneumonia	156	161 mm	162	105 mm	0.001
Bacteremia	155	166 mm	163	97 mm	<0.0001
Pneumonia–bacteremic	86	188 mm	70	120 mm	0.035
Nonpneumonia–bacteremic	71	136 mm	91	89 mm	0.007
Septic shock	74	191 mm	244	112 mm	0.0008
Death	56	211 mm	262	110 mm	0.0002

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