Bacteremia among Children Admitted to a Rural Hospital in Kenya
Date
2005-01Author
Berkley, James A
Lowe, Brett S
Mwangi, Isaiah
Williams, Thomas
Bauni, Evasius
Mwarumba, Saleem
Ngetsa, Caroline
Slack, Mary PE
Njenga, Sally
Hart, C Anthony
Maitland, Kathryn
English, Mike
Marsh, Kevin
Anthony, J
Scott, G
Type
ArticleLanguage
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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.
Citation
N Engl J Med 2005; 352:39-47January 6, 2005DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa040275Publisher
Universty of Nairobi
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10377]