Bacteremia among Children Admitted to a Rural Hospital in Kenya | Zendy

James A. Berkley | Zendy; Brett Lowe | Zendy; Isaiah Mwangi | Zendy; Thomas N. Williams | Zendy; Evasius Bauni | Zendy; Saleem Mwarumba | Zendy; Caroline Ngetsa | Zendy; Mary Slack | Zendy; Sally Njenga | Zendy; C. Anthony Hart | Zendy; Kathryn Maitland | Zendy; Mike English | Zendy; Kevin Marsh | Zendy; J. Anthony G. Scott | Zendy

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Bacteremia among Children Admitted to a Rural Hospital in Kenya

Author(s) -

James A. Berkley,

Brett Lowe,

Isaiah Mwangi,

Thomas N. Williams,

Evasius Bauni,

Saleem Mwarumba,

Caroline Ngetsa,

Mary Slack,

Sally Njenga,

C. Anthony Hart,

Kathryn Maitland,

Mike English,

Kevin Marsh,

J. Anthony G. Scott

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa040275

Subject(s) - bacteremia , medicine , incidence (geometry) , streptococcus pneumoniae , pediatrics , population , environmental health , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , optics , biology

There are few epidemiologic data on invasive bacterial infections among children in sub-Saharan Africa. We studied every acute pediatric admission to a rural district hospital in Kenya to examine the prevalence, incidence, types, and outcome of community-acquired bacteremia.

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