HIV infection, malnutrition, and invasive bacterial infection among children with severe malaria

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 336-343

  Berkley, James A ^a,c,g   Bejon, Philip ^a,c   Mwangi, Tabitha ^a   Gwer, Samson ^a   Maitland, Kathryn ^a,d   Williams, Thomas N ^a,c   Mohammed, Shebe ^a   Osier, Faith ^a   Kinyanjui, Samson ^a   Fegan, Greg ^a,e   Lowe, Brett S ^a,c   English, Mike ^b,c   Peshu, Norbert ^a   Marsh, Kevin ^a,c   Newton, Charles R J C ^a,f  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g NONE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INVASIVE BACTERIAL INFECTION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALNUTRITION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 67651100468     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/600299     Document Type: Article

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