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Rotavirus A infection in children under five years old with a double health problem: undernutrition and diarrhoea – a crosssectional study in four provinces of Mozambique

Chissaque, Assucênio.
BMC infect. dis; 21 (18), 2021
Background: Mozambique has a high burden of group A rotavirus (RVA) infection and chronic undernutrition. This study aimed to determine the frequency and potential risk factors for RVA infection in undernourished children under 5 years old with diarrhoea in Mozambique. Methods: The analysis was conducted...
Mozambique/epidemiology, HIV/pathogenicity, Confidence Intervals, Rotavirus/pathogenicity, Growth Disorders/embryology, Vaccines/administration & dosage, Milk, Human/metabolism, Infections/epidemiology
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Community-Acquired Bacteremia Among Children Admitted to a Rural Hospital in Mozambique

Sigaúque, betuel; Mandomando, inácio; Roca, anna; Morais, luís; Quintó, llorenç; Sacarlal, jahit; Nhamposa, tacilta; Macete, eusébio; Machevo, sónia; Aide, pedro; Bardají, azucena; Bassat, quique; Nhalungo, delino; Soriano-Gabarró, montse; Flannery, brendan; Menendez, clara; Alonso, pedro L; Levine, myron M.
Pediatr. infect. dis. j; 28 (2), 2009
Background: Although community-acquired bacteremia is an important cause of childhood mortality in Africa, recognition of disease burden and potential impact of bacterial vaccines is limited. ethods: Blood cultures for bacterial pathogens were conducted systematically among children <15 years of age admi...
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology, Bacteremia/complications, Bacteremia/epidemiology, Infections/epidemiology, Mozambique
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