Bacteraemia, urinary tract infection and malaria in hospitalised febrile children in Nairobi: Is there an association?

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-51

  Okwara, F N ^a   Obimbo, E M ^a   Wafula, E M ^a   Murila, F V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MALARIA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALARIA; MALE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 3042821174     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v81i1.8795     Document Type: Review

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