A reduction in adult blood stream infection and case fatality at a large african hospital following antiretroviral therapy roll-out

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Feasey, Nicholas A ^a,b   Houston, Angela ^a   Mukaka, Mavuto ^a   Komrower, Dan ^a   Mwalukomo, Thandie ^a   Tenthani, Lyson ^c,d   Jahn, Andreas ^c,e   Moore, Mike ^a,b   Peters, Remco P H ^f   Gordon, Melita A ^g   Everett, Dean B ^a,g   French, Neil ^g   Van Oosterhout, Joep J ^a,h   Allain, Theresa J ^a   Heyderman, Robert S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^d Department of HIV and AIDS Ministry of Health ^*  (Malawi)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f ANOVA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^h DIGNITAS INTERNATIONAL   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; NONTYPHOIDAL SALMONELLA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT DURATION; BACTEREMIA; COINFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIV INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SEX RATIO; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; COINFECTION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, MUNICIPAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898623947     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092226     Document Type: Review

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