Prevalence of Mycobacteremia Among HIV-infected Infants and Children in Northern Tanzania

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a common cause of bloodstream infections among HIV-infected adults in sub-Saharan Africa, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We found no cases of mycobacteremia among 93 ill, HIV-infected children in northern Tanzania, despite optimization of laborator...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2013-07, Vol.32 (7), p.754-756
Hauptverfasser:	GRAY, Katherine D, CUNNINGHAM, Coleen K, CLIFTON, Dana C, AFWAMBA, Isaac A, MUSHI, Godfrey S, MSUYA, Levina J, CRUMP, John A, BUCHANAN, Ann M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Bacteremia - epidemiology Bacteremia - microbiology Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Female HIV Infections - complications Human bacterial diseases Human viral diseases Humans Immunodeficiencies Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies Immunopathology Infant Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Prevalence Tanzania - epidemiology Tuberculosis - complications Tuberculosis - microbiology Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Zusammenfassung:	Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a common cause of bloodstream infections among HIV-infected adults in sub-Saharan Africa, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We found no cases of mycobacteremia among 93 ill, HIV-infected children in northern Tanzania, despite optimization of laboratory methods and selection of patients thought to be at highest risk for disseminated infection.
ISSN:	0891-3668 1532-0987
DOI:	10.1097/INF.0b013e318286957f