Influence of HIV status on outcomes of children admitted with sepsis at a paediatric hospital in Zambia: protocol for a prospective longitudinal study

Autor: Choolwe Jacobs, Davidson Hamer, Victor Daka, Jonathan Gwasupika, Ruth L Mfune
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMJ Open, Vol 14, Iss 8 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080607
Popis: Introduction Sepsis, a condition of global public health concern, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in patients with underlying HIV infection. This study aims to determine outcomes, aetiology and antibiotic resistance patterns among children with HIV exposure or infection admitted with a clinical presentation suggestive of sepsis who have confirmed bloodstream infections at Arthur Davison Children’s Hospital (ADCH) in Ndola, Zambia.Methods and analysis This will be a prospective longitudinal study of 200 children aged
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