A Hospital-Based Prevalence Survey of Bloodstream Infections in Febrile Patients in Malawi: Implications for Diagnosis and Therapy

The etiology of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in febrile (⩾37.5°C) adults (⩾18 years old) in one Malawi hospital were determined during August and September 1997. After clinical evaluation, blood was drawn for comprehensive culture, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 testing, and malaria smea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infectious diseases 2000-04, Vol.181 (4), p.1414-1420
Hauptverfasser:	Archibald, Lennox K., McDonald, L. Clifford, Nwanyanwu, Okey, Kazembe, Peter, Dobbie, Hamish, Tokars, Jerome, Reller, L. Barth, Jarvis, William R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult AIDS/HIV Antimicrobials Bacterial diseases Bacterial sepsis Biological and medical sciences Blood Cohort Studies Female Fever Fever - epidemiology Fever - etiology HIV HIV 1 HIV Infections - complications HIV Infections - diagnosis Hospitalization Human bacterial diseases Humans Infections Infectious diseases Major Article Malaria Malaria - complications Malaria - diagnosis Malaria - epidemiology Malawi - epidemiology Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pathogens Predisposing factors Prevalence Prospective Studies Sepsis - complications Sepsis - diagnosis Sepsis - therapy Streptococcal Infections - complications Streptococcal Infections - diagnosis Streptococcus pneumoniae Tuberculosis - complications Tuberculosis - diagnosis
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