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Non-typhoidal salmonella bacteraemia among HIV-infected Malawian adults: high mortality and frequent recrudescence.
AIDS (London, England) - 16 Aug 2002
Gordon Melita A, Banda Hastings T, Gondwe Macpherson, Gordon Stephen B, Boeree Martin J, Walsh Amanda L, Corkill John E, Hart C Anthony, Gilks Charles F, Molyneux Malcolm E
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OBJECTIVE: Non-typhoidal salmonella (NTS) bacteraemia is a common, recurrent illness in HIV-infected African adults. We aimed to describe the presentation and outcome of NTS bacteraemia, the pattern of recurrence, and to determine whether recurrence results from re-infection or recrudescence. DESIGN: One hundred consecutive adult inpatients with NTS bacteraemia in Blantyre, Malawi, were treated with...
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