Frequency of severe malaria and invasive bacterial infections among children admitted to a rural hospital in Burkina Faso.

Frequency of severe malaria and invasive bacterial infections among children admitted to a rural hospital in Burkina Faso.

BACKGROUND: Although severe malaria is an important cause of mortality among children in Burkina Faso, data on community-acquired invasive bacterial infections (IBI, bacteremia and meningitis) are lacking, as well as data on the involved pathogens and their antibiotic resistance rates. METHODS: The...

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Main Authors: Jessica Maltha, Issa Guiraud, Bérenger Kaboré, Palpouguini Lompo, Benedikt Ley, Emmanuel Bottieau, Chris Van Geet, Halidou Tinto, Jan Jacobs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3925230?pdf=render

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