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- Title
Schistosomiasis Does Not Contribute to Death or Recurrence of Nontyphoid Salmonella Bacteremia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus--Infected Malawian Adults.
- Authors
Gordon, Melita A.; Zijlstra, Eduard E.; Nays, Cynthia W. A.; Visser, Leo G.; Molyneux, Malcolm E.; van Lieshout, Lisette
- Abstract
Nontyphoid Salmonella (NTS) bacteremia has a very high mortality and recurrence rate among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)--infected Malawian adults. Concurrent schistosomal infection might cause persistence of NTS infection and poor response to antibiotic therapy. Therefore, we tested serum samples for Schistosoma-specific circulating anodic antigen to diagnose coinfection with schistosomiasis among consecutive HIV-positive adults with NTS bacteremia. The results suggest that active schistosomiasis is not associated with adverse outcome of NTS bacteremia in this population, in contrast to other groups.
- Subjects
BACTERIAL diseases; HIV; MORTALITY; SCHISTOSOMA; SERUM; BACTEREMIA; HIV-positive men
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2003, Vol 37, Issue 12, p177
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Report
- DOI
10.1086/379828