| Title |
Community Acquired Bacteremia in Young Children from Central Nigeria- A Pilot Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, May 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-11-137 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Stephen Obaro, Lovett Lawson, Uduak Essen, Khalid Ibrahim, Kevin Brooks, Adekunle Otuneye, Denis Shetima, Patience Ahmed, Theresa Ajose, Michael Olugbile, David Idiong, Damola Ogundeji, Comfort Ochigbo, Grace Olanipekun, Walid Khalife, Richard Adegbola |
| Abstract |
Reports of the etiology of bacteremia in children from Nigeria are sparse and have been confounded by wide spread non-prescription antibiotic use and suboptimal laboratory culture techniques. We aimed to determine causative agents and underlying predisposing conditions of bacteremia in Nigerian children using data arising during the introduction of an automated blood culture system accessed by 7 hospitals and clinics in the Abuja area. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 158 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 32 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 26 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 18 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 27 | 17% |
| Unknown | 21 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 71 | 44% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 9% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 23 | 14% |
| Unknown | 28 | 18% |