Chlorination and pH of drinking water do not correlate with rates of melioidosis in the Northern Territory, Australia

Allen C. Cheng; Mark J. Mayo; Daniel Gal; Bart J Currie

doi:10.1016/S0035-9203(03)80009-3

Chlorination and pH of drinking water do not correlate with rates of melioidosis in the Northern Territory, Australia

Allen C. Cheng, Mark J. Mayo, Daniel Gal, Bart J Currie

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Prompted by 2 outbreaks of melioidosis with fatalities linked to culture-positive drinking water, wetheorized that there may be a correlation between low drinking water pH or lack of chlorination and the rate of melioidosis in rural communities in tropical Australia. However, following adjustment for rainfall, such associations were not apparent in a multivariate regression model.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	511-512
Number of pages	2
Journal	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	97
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(03)80009-3
Publication status	Published - Sept 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Australia
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Environmental microbiology
Melioidosis
Water purification
Water supply

Access to Document

10.1016/S0035-9203(03)80009-3

Cite this

@article{18db6bcc913b4d0b97f3084b0c23d0a6,

title = "Chlorination and pH of drinking water do not correlate with rates of melioidosis in the Northern Territory, Australia",

abstract = "Prompted by 2 outbreaks of melioidosis with fatalities linked to culture-positive drinking water, wetheorized that there may be a correlation between low drinking water pH or lack of chlorination and the rate of melioidosis in rural communities in tropical Australia. However, following adjustment for rainfall, such associations were not apparent in a multivariate regression model.",

keywords = "Australia, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Environmental microbiology, Melioidosis, Water purification, Water supply",

author = "Cheng, \{Allen C.\} and Mayo, \{Mark J.\} and Daniel Gal and Currie, \{Bart J\}",

year = "2003",

month = sep,

doi = "10.1016/S0035-9203(03)80009-3",

language = "English",

volume = "97",

pages = "511--512",

journal = "Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene",

issn = "0035-9203",

publisher = "Oxford University Press",

number = "5",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Chlorination and pH of drinking water do not correlate with rates of melioidosis in the Northern Territory, Australia

AU - Cheng, Allen C.

AU - Mayo, Mark J.

AU - Gal, Daniel

AU - Currie, Bart J

PY - 2003/9

Y1 - 2003/9

N2 - Prompted by 2 outbreaks of melioidosis with fatalities linked to culture-positive drinking water, wetheorized that there may be a correlation between low drinking water pH or lack of chlorination and the rate of melioidosis in rural communities in tropical Australia. However, following adjustment for rainfall, such associations were not apparent in a multivariate regression model.

AB - Prompted by 2 outbreaks of melioidosis with fatalities linked to culture-positive drinking water, wetheorized that there may be a correlation between low drinking water pH or lack of chlorination and the rate of melioidosis in rural communities in tropical Australia. However, following adjustment for rainfall, such associations were not apparent in a multivariate regression model.

KW - Australia

KW - Burkholderia pseudomallei

KW - Environmental microbiology

KW - Melioidosis

KW - Water purification

KW - Water supply

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=7244229663&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/S0035-9203(03)80009-3

DO - 10.1016/S0035-9203(03)80009-3

M3 - Article

C2 - 15307412

AN - SCOPUS:7244229663

SN - 0035-9203

VL - 97

SP - 511

EP - 512

JO - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

JF - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

IS - 5

ER -

Chlorination and pH of drinking water do not correlate with rates of melioidosis in the Northern Territory, Australia

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Cite this