Diabetes mellitus, insulin, and melioidosis in Thailand.
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.
Simpson
Andrew J H
AJ
Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. a.simpson@rfc.ucl.ac.uk
Newton
Paul N
PN
Chierakul
Wirongrong
W
Chaowagul
Wipada
W
White
Nicholas J
NJ
D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000378:metabolism; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000172:deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology
D007328:Insulin