Incidence of bacteremia in antiretroviral-naive HIV-positive children less than five years of age in Benin City, Nigeria

Abstract

Bacteremia refers to the presence of bacteria in the blood, which usually occurs when pathogens gain entrance to the blood stream through abscesses, infected wounds or burns or from areas of localized disease. In human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected children, bacterial infections are a major source of morbidity and mortality. The most common opportunistic infections in children in the absence of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) include pneumonia and bacteraemia.

(Published: 7 January 2010)

Citation: Libyan J Med 2010, 5: 4631 - DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v5i0.4631