Table 1. Melioidosis cases in the Katherine region.

	Katherine region and overall Top End		Katherine region flood- and non-flood-associated cases
	Katherine region, number (%)	Top End, number (%)	Flood-associated, number (%)	Non-flood-associated, number (%)
Demographics
Australian First Nations	96/128 (75%)	663/1218 (54.4%)	2/9 (22.2%)	94/119 (79.0%)
Median age in years (range)	45.5 (1–74)	50 (0–97)	39 (22–66)	46 (1–74)
Male sex	71/128 (55.5%)	762/1218 (62.6%)	5/9 (55.6%)	66/119 (55.5%)
Risk factors
Diabetes	68/128 (53.1%)	663/1218 (54.4%)	2/9 (22.2%)	66/119 (55.5%)
Hazardous alcohol consumption	57/128 (44.5%)	732/1218 (60.1%)	1/9 (11.1%)	56/119 (47.1%)
Primary clinical presentation
Pneumonia	50/128 (39.1%)	633/1218 (51.9%)	2/9 (22.2%)	48/119 (40.3%)
Skin and/or soft tissue infection	35/128 (27.3%)	208/1218 (17.1%)	7/9 (77.8%)	28/119 (23.5%)
Bacteremia with no focus	17/128 (13.3%)	136/1218 (11.2%)	0	17/119 (14.3%)
Genitourinary tract infection	10/128 (7.8%)	145/1218 (11.9%)	0	10/119 (8.4%)
Bone and/or joint infection	8/128 (6.2%)	46/1218 (3.8%)	0	8/119 (6.7%)
Central nervous system infection	6/128 (4.7%)	21/1218 (1.7%)	0	6/119 (5.0%)
Other	2/128* (1.6%)	29/1218 (2.4%)	0	2/119 (1.7%)
Severity
Bacteremia	64/127 (50.4%)	671/1205 (55.7%)	2/9 (22.2%)	62/118 (52.5%)
Intensive care unit admission	38/128 (29.7%)	289/1218 (23.7%)	1/9 (11.1%)	37/119 (31.1%)
Septic shock	34/128 (26.6%)	248/1218 (20.4%)	1/9 (11.1%)	33/119 (27.7%)
Death due to melioidosis	11/128 (8.6%)	136/1218 (11.2%)	1/9 (11.1%)	10/119 (8.4%)

*Liver abscess