The aetiology of non-malarial febrile illness in children in the malaria-endemic Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-60

  Pondei, Kemebradikumo ^a,c   Kunle Olowu, Onyaye E ^b,c   Peterside, Oliemen ^b,c  

^a Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences   (Nigeria)

^b NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Children; Fever; Malaria; Perennial transmission

Indexed keywords

CEFIXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOXACILLIN; OFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; NON MALARIAL FEBRILE ILLNESS; OTITIS MEDIA; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THROAT CULTURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 84874383563     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(13)60012-2     Document Type: Article

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