Impact of human immunodeficiency virus infection on the etiology and outcome of severe pneumonia in malawian children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-38

  Graham, Stephen M ^a,b,c   Mankhambo, Limangeni ^b   Phiri, Ajib ^b   Kaunda, Simon ^b   Chikaonda, Tarsizio ^b   Mukaka, Mavuto ^b   Molyneux, Elizabeth M ^b   Carrol, Enitan D ^c,d   Molyneux, Malcolm E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child; etiology; HIV; outcome; pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERINFLATION; HYPOXIA; INFANT; LUNG ASPIRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 78650793132     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181fcabe4     Document Type: Article

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