Bacteremia among Febrile Ugandan Children Treated with Antimalarials Despite a Negative Malaria Test
| dc.contributor.author | Kibuuka, Afizi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline | |
| dc.contributor.author | Achan, Jane | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mpimbaza, Arthur | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rosenthal, Philip J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kamya, Moses R. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-19T08:23:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-19T08:23:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-08-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Bacteremia may be inappropriately treated as malaria in children admitted with a febrile illness in Africa. We determined the prevalence, clinical features, and spectrum of bacteremia among febrile children younger than 5 years of age admitted with a negative malaria test, but prescribed antimalarials at a referral hospital in Jinja, Uganda. After initial evaluation, a blood sample was drawn from 250 children for a complete blood count and bacterial culture. Of 250 samples cultured, 15 grew organisms presumed to be skin contaminants, and of the remaining 235 samples, 45 (19.1%) had bacteremia. Staphylococcus aureus (42%), non-typhoidal Salmonella (24%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (11%), and Streptococcus pneumoniae (9%) were the most common bacterial isolates. On multivariate analysis, history of weight loss (odds ratio [OR] = 2.75; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.27–5.95), presence of pulmonary crackles (OR = 3.63; 95% CI = 1.40–9.45), and leukocytosis (OR = 2.21; 95% CI = 1.09–4.47) were independent predictors of bacteremia. At a referral hospital in Uganda, bacteremia was a remarkably common finding in children with febrile illness who were treated for malaria despite negative malaria test results. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kibuuka, A., Byakika-Kibwika, P., Achan, J., Yeka, A., Nalyazi, J. N., Mpimbaza, A., ... & Kamya, M. R. (2015). Bacteremia among febrile Ugandan children treated with antimalarials despite a negative malaria test. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 93(2), 276. | |
| dc.identifier.other | https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0494 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/10151 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene | |
| dc.title | Bacteremia among Febrile Ugandan Children Treated with Antimalarials Despite a Negative Malaria Test | |
| dc.type | Article |