Shigella bacteraemia over a decade in Soweto, South Africa.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
; 102(12): 1269-73, 2008 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18550134
ABSTRACT
Shigella infection rarely penetrates beyond the intestinal mucosa to cause bacteraemia. AIDS patients may be at increased risk. We investigated Shigella bacteraemia rates over a decade in a South African population with a high HIV prevalence and analysed presentation and outcome. A retrospective cohort analysis was performed for hospitalized patients for 2003-2006. The rates were compared to those for 1996-1998. Adult medical rates decreased from 0.195/1000 in 1996-1998 to 0.087/1000 admissions in 2003-2006, and paediatric rates were 0.807/1000 and 0.809/1000 admissions, respectively. Twenty patients were children (median age 7 months) and 14 were adults (median age 41 years). The main clinical presentations were acute (
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por VIH
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Bacteriemia
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Disentería Bacilar
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Sudáfrica