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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Impact of human immunodeficiency virus infection on Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization and seroepidemiology among Zambian women
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 197, No. 7, Year 2008
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Description
Nasopharyngeal colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae precedes invasive pneumococcal disease. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection increases rates of invasive pneumococcal disease, and its effect on colonization is unknown. In a longitudinal cohort of Zambian mothers with or without HIV infection, HIV infection increased the risk of colonization (risk ratio [RR], 1.9; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3-2.8) and repeat colonization (RR, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.1-5.3) and reduced the time to new colonization (P = .01). Repeat colonization with homologous sero/factor types occurred only among HIV-positive mothers. Pediatric serotypes 6, 19, and 23 accounted for excess colonization among HIV-positive mothers. HIV infection significantly increases the risk of pneumococcal colonization. Increased rates of colonization by pediatric serotypes suggest a potential role for the 7-valent pneumococcal vaccine in HIV-infected adults. © 2008 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gill, Christopher John
United States, Boston
School of Public Health
United States, Boston
Boston Medical Center
Mwanakasale, Victor
Zambia, Ndola
Tropical Diseases Research Centre
Fox, Matthew P.
United States, Boston
School of Public Health
Chilengi, Roma
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
African Malaria Network Trust
Tembo, Mathias
Zambia, Ndola
Tropical Diseases Research Centre
Nsofwa, M.
Zambia, Ndola
Tropical Diseases Research Centre
Chalwe, Victor
Zambia, Ndola
Tropical Diseases Research Centre
Mwananyanda, Lawrence M.
Zambia, Ndola
Zambia Emory Hiv Research Project
Mukwamataba, Doreen
Zambia, Ndola
Tropical Diseases Research Centre
Malilwe, B.
Zambia, Ndola
Tropical Diseases Research Centre
Champo, Davies
Zambia, Ndola
Tropical Diseases Research Centre
MacLeod, William Bruce
United States, Boston
School of Public Health
Thea, Donald M.
United States, Boston
School of Public Health
Hamer, Davidson Howes
United States, Boston
School of Public Health
United States, Boston
Boston Medical Center
Statistics
Citations: 14
Authors: 14
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1086/528806
ISSN:
00221899
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Participants Gender
Female