Bacteremia in febrile human immunodeficiency virus-infected children presenting to ambulatory care settings

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 381-385

  Lichenstein, Richard ^a   King Jr , James C ^a   Farley, John J ^a   Su, Peter ^a   Nair, Prasanna ^a   Vink, Peter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Children; Fever; Human immunodeficiency virus; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MORBIDITY; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AMBULATORY CARE; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031800892     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199805000-00007     Document Type: Article

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