Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis in the Darwin Prospective Melioidosis Study
The current paradigm of care for osteoarticular melioidosis involves prolonged intravenous antibiotics in conjunction with timely and complete operative management, and in our setting where these are available, outcomes are good. In many melioidosis-endemic regions these resources are limited, and mortality remains high.
Authors
- Bart J. Currie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8878-8837)
- Stuart Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0628-8845)
- Rajendra P Shetty
- David Hicks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0102-5205)
Institutions
- Charles Darwin University (AU)
- Menzies School of Health Research (AU)
- Royal Darwin Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae741
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- OPEC Fund for International Development
- Menzies School of Health Research
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council