Jhumur Roy
Current Organizations / Institutes
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Research Subjects
Jhumur Roy has a total of 5 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Bart J. Currie
Global and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University
1 shared publication - Dale A. Fisher
Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Darwin Hospital, Casuarina, NT, Australia
1 shared publication - Gary Lum
Pathology Department, Royal Darwin Hospital, Casuarina, NT, Australia
1 shared publication Mark W. Douglas
Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Darwin Hospital, Casuarina, NT, Australia
1 shared publication- Nicholas M. Anstey
Global and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 1 July 2004
- Published by Wiley in Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Vol. 9 (7) , 795-804
Epidemiology of community‐acquired and nosocomial bloodstream infections in tropical Australia: a 12‐month prospective study
Objectives To define the relative incidence of organisms causing blood stream infections in a tropical setting with a very low prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection (Methods A 12‐month prospective study of blood stream infections in 2000 at Royal Darwin Hospital in the tropical north of Australia.Results Significant isolates were grown from 257 sets of blood cultures. Staphylococcus aureus was the most common isolate overall (28%); 26% of these were methicillin‐resistant (MRSA). Escherichia coli was the most common cause of community‐acquired bacteraemia. Burkholderia pseudomallei caused 32% of community acquired, bacteraemic pneumonia; 6% of bacteraemias overall. Vancomycin‐resistant enterococci were not isolated. Crude mortality rates (13% overall; 9% attributable mortality) were lower than in most comparable studies.Conclusions The major difference between these findings and surveys performed elsewhere is the presence of B. pseudomallei as a significant cause of bacteraemic community‐acquired pneumonia. Our results demonstrate the effects of local environmental and patient characteristics on the range of organisms causing blood stream infections, and emphasize the important role of local microbiology laboratories in guiding empiric antibiotic therapy.
- 1 July 2004
- Published by Wiley in Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Vol. 9 (7) , 795-804
Open AccessEpidemiology of community‐acquired and nosocomial bloodstream infections in tropical Australia: a 12‐month prospective study
Objectives To define the relative incidence of organisms causing blood stream infections in a tropical setting with a very low prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection (Methods A 12‐month prospective study of blood stream infections in 2000 at Royal Darwin Hospital in the tropical north of Australia.Results Significant isolates were grown from 257 sets of blood cultures. Staphylococcus aureus was the most common isolate overall (28%); 26% of these were methicillin‐resistant (MRSA). Escherichia coli was the most common cause of community‐acquired bacteraemia. Burkholderia pseudomallei caused 32% of community acquired, bacteraemic pneumonia; 6% of bacteraemias overall. Vancomycin‐resistant enterococci were not isolated. Crude mortality rates (13% overall; 9% attributable mortality) were lower than in most comparable studies.Conclusions The major difference between these findings and surveys performed elsewhere is the presence of B. pseudomallei as a significant cause of bacteraemic community‐acquired pneumonia. Our results demonstrate the effects of local environmental and patient characteristics on the range of organisms causing blood stream infections, and emphasize the important role of local microbiology laboratories in guiding empiric antibiotic therapy.