Resultados: 3

Community-acquired bacteremia among HIV-infected and HIV-exposed uninfected children hospitalized with fever in Mozambique

Background: Bacteremia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Children infected with HIV present with patterns of bacteremia generally associated with poor prognosis. In Mozambique, data on bacteremia are sparce. Methods: We conducted an observational study of HIV-infected and HIV-expose...

Severe malaria and concomitant bacteraemia in children admitted to a rural Mozambican hospital

Trop. med. int. health; 14 (9), 2009
Objectives: To describe the prevalence, aetiology and prognostic implications of coexisting invasive bacterial disease in children admitted with severe malaria in a rural Mozambican Hospital. Methods: Retrospective study of data systematically collected from June 2003 to May 2007 in a rural Mozambican ho...

Community-Acquired Bacteremia Among Children Admitted to a Rural Hospital in Mozambique

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...