Bacteremia among Febrile Ugandan Children Treated with Antimalarials Despite a Negative Malaria Test

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dc.contributor.authorKibuuka, Afizi
dc.contributor.authorByakika-Kibwika, Pauline
dc.contributor.authorAchan, Jane
dc.contributor.authorYeka, Adoke
dc.contributor.authorNalyazi, Joan N.
dc.contributor.authorMpimbaza, Arthur
dc.contributor.authorRosenthal, Philip J.
dc.contributor.authorKamya, Moses R.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-12T08:59:47Z
dc.date.available2022-01-12T08:59:47Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractBacteremia 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 hospital in Uganda, bacteremia was a remarkably common finding in children with febrile illness who were treated for malaria despite negative malaria test results.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKibuuka, 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1206
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneen_US
dc.subjectBacteremiaen_US
dc.subjectFebrile Ugandan Childrenen_US
dc.subjectAntimalarialsen_US
dc.subjectNegative Malaria Testen_US
dc.titleBacteremia among Febrile Ugandan Children Treated with Antimalarials Despite a Negative Malaria Testen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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