Table 1.

Characteristics of the patients receiving HD, who developed melioidosis during the study period

Patient number	Age	Ethnicity	HD location*	Diabetes mellitus	Hazardous alcohol use	Chronic lung disease	Bacteremia	Required ICU admission	Died
1	63	ATSI	Urban	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
2	57	ATSI	Urban	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
3	43	ATSI	Urban	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No

ATSI = Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander; HD = hemodialysis; ICU = intensive care unit.

^*Urban or remote (Thursday Island, Yarrabah, or remote communities on Cape York Peninsula).