Bloodstream Infections and Frequency of Pretreatment Associated With Age and Hospitalization Status in Sub-Saharan Africa | Zendy

Chelsea Nichols | Zendy; Ligia María Cruz Espinoza | Zendy; Vera von Kalckreuth | Zendy; Peter Aaby | Zendy; Muna Ahmed El Tayeb | Zendy; Mohammad Ali | Zendy; Abraham Aseffa | Zendy; Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen | Zendy; Robert F. Breiman | Zendy; Leonard Cosmas | Zendy; John A. Crump | Zendy; Denise Dekker | Zendy; Amy Gassama Sow | Zendy; Nagla Gasmelseed | Zendy; Julian T. Hertz | Zendy; Justin Im | Zendy; Leon Parfait Kabore | Zendy; Karen H. Keddy | Zendy; Frank Konings | Zendy; Sandra Valborg Løfberg | Zendy; Christian G. Meyer | Zendy; Joel M. Montgomery | Zendy; A Niang | Zendy; Andriamampioa Njariharinjakamampioa | Zendy; Beatrice Olack | Zendy; Gi Deok Pak | Zendy; Ursula Panzner | Zendy; Jin Kyung Park | Zendy; Se Eun Park | Zendy; Henintsoa Rabezanahary | Zendy; Jean Philibert Rakotondrainiarivelo | Zendy; Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy | Zendy; Tiana Mirana Raminosoa | Zendy; Matthew P. Rubach | Zendy; Mekonnen Teferi | Zendy; Hye Jin Seo | Zendy; Arvinda Sooka | Zendy; Abdramane Soura | Zendy; Adama Tall | Zendy; Trevor Toy | Zendy; Biruk Yeshitela | Zendy; John D. Clemens | Zendy; Thomas F. Wierzba | Zendy; Stephen Baker | Zendy; Florian Marks | Zendy

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Bloodstream Infections and Frequency of Pretreatment Associated With Age and Hospitalization Status in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author(s) -

Chelsea Nichols,

Ligia María Cruz Espinoza,

Vera von Kalckreuth,

Peter Aaby,

Muna Ahmed El Tayeb,

Mohammad Ali,

Abraham Aseffa,

Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen,

Robert F. Breiman,

Leonard Cosmas,

John A. Crump,

Denise Dekker,

Amy Gassama Sow,

Nagla Gasmelseed,

Julian T. Hertz,

Justin Im,

Leon Parfait Kabore,

Karen H. Keddy,

Frank Konings,

Sandra Valborg Løfberg,

Christian G. Meyer,

Joel M. Montgomery,

A Niang,

Andriamampioa Njariharinjakamampioa,

Beatrice Olack,

Gi Deok Pak,

Ursula Panzner,

Jin Kyung Park,

Se Eun Park,

Henintsoa Rabezanahary,

Jean Philibert Rakotondrainiarivelo,

Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy,

Tiana Mirana Raminosoa,

Matthew P. Rubach,

Mekonnen Teferi,

Hye Jin Seo,

Arvinda Sooka,

Abdramane Soura,

Adama Tall,

Trevor Toy,

Biruk Yeshitela,

John D. Clemens,

Thomas F. Wierzba,

Stephen Baker,

Florian Marks

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/civ730

Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , odds , blood culture , bacteremia , etiology , pediatrics , logistic regression , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

The clinical diagnosis of bacterial bloodstream infections (BSIs) in sub-Saharan Africa is routinely confused with malaria due to overlapping symptoms. The Typhoid Surveillance in Africa Program (TSAP) recruited febrile inpatients and outpatients of all ages using identical study procedures and enrollment criteria, thus providing an opportunity to assess disease etiology and pretreatment patterns among children and adults.

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