Bacteraemia in children in the south-western Cape. A hospital-based survey

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dc.contributor.authorCotton, M. F.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBurger, P. J.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBodenstein, W. J. M.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-18T14:57:16Z
dc.date.available2011-03-18T14:57:16Z
dc.date.issued1992-01
dc.descriptionCITATION: Cotton, M. F., Burger, P. J. & Bodenstein, W. J. M. 1992. Bacteraemia in children in the south-western Cape. A hospital-based survey. S Afr Med J, 81(1):87-90.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.zaen_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: During 1989, of the 8524 children admitted to the paediatric wards of Tygerberg Hospital, 165 (1,96%) had bacteraemia. The incidence of community-acquired bacteraemias was 1,6% and that of nosocomial bacteraemias 0,5%. The most important community-acquired isolates were Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus and Neisseria meningitidis. The most important nosocomial isolates were Klebsiella and Salmonella spp. Both bacteraemia (relative risk (RR) = 2,08) and severe malnutrition (RR = 3,01) were more common in black patients. Overall, severe malnutrition was more common than mild malnutrition or a normal nutritional status in bacteraemic patients (odds radio (OR) = 3,17). Nineteen patients with bacteraemia died, there was a significantly higher case-fatality rate in patients with extreme malnutrition (P = 0,03; OR = 3,7). Gram-negative bacilli were found more commonly in patients with extreme malnutrition (OR = 5,4) and patients with nosocomial bacteraemia (OR = 4,6). Three of 39 patients (7,6%) with nosocomial bacteraemia had suppurative thrombophlebitis.en_ZA
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dc.format.extent4 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCotton, M.F., Burger, P.J. & Bodenstein, W.J.M. 1992. Bacteraemia in children in the south-western Cape. A hospital-based survey. S Afr Med J, 81(1):87-90.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/7307
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth & Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.rights.holderSouth African Medical Journalen_ZA
dc.subjectBacteremia -- Childrenen_ZA
dc.subjectBacterial diseasesen_ZA
dc.subjectStreptococcus pneumoniaeen_ZA
dc.subjectStaphylococcus aureusen_ZA
dc.subjectNeisseria meningitidisen_ZA
dc.titleBacteraemia in children in the south-western Cape. A hospital-based surveyen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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