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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Life-threatening bacteraemia in HIV-1 seropositive adults admitted to hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
The Lancet, Volume 336, No. 8714, Year 1990
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Description
During 6 months, 506 consecutive adult emergency admissions to hospital in Nairobi were enrolled in a study of bacteraemia and HIV infection. 19% were HIV-1 antibody positive. Significantly more HIV-seropositive than seronegative patients had bacteraemia (26% vs 6%). The predominant organisms isolated from the seropositive patients were Salmonella typhimurium and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Mortality was higher in the seropositive than in the seronegative bacteraemic patients. The findings suggest that non-opportunistic bacteria are important causes of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected individuals in Africa. © 1990.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gilks, Charles F.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Brindle, R. J.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Newnham, Robert S.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Watkins, Williams M.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Waiyaki, Peter G.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Were, Joab Ben O.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Otieno, Leaber S.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Simani, Philip M.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Bhatt, Shirikant M.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Lule, Godfrey Nsereko
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Okelo, Gideon B.A.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Brindle, R. J.
United Kingdom, Oxford
Public Health Laboratory
Newnham, R. S.
United Kingdom, Oxford
Public Health Laboratory
Gilks, Charles F.
United Kingdom, Oxford
Nuffield Department of Medicine
Warrell, David A.
United Kingdom, Oxford
Nuffield Department of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 293
Authors: 15
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0140-6736(90)92096-Z
ISSN:
01406736
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Kenya