cris.boxmetadata.label.title
Invasive salmonella infections among children from Rural Mozambique, 2001-2014
cris.boxmetadata.label.dateissued
01 browse.startsWith.months.november 2015
cris.boxmetadata.label.accesslevel
open access
cris.boxmetadata.label.resourcetype
journal article
cris.boxmetadata.label.authors
Mandomando I.
Bassat Q.
Sigaúque B.
Massora S.
Quintó L.
Ácacio S.
Nhampossa T.
Vubil D.
Garrine M.
Macete E.
Aide P.
Sacoor C.
Herrera-León S.
Tennant S.M.
Menéndez C.
Alonso P.L.
Universitat de Barcelona
cris.boxmetadata.label.publisher
Oxford University Press
cris.boxmetadata.label.abstract
Background. Invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella (iNTS) has emerged as a cause of bacteremia in African children and HIV-infected adults, which is associated with high mortality. Epidemiological data and burden of iNTS infections in resource-constrained settings are needed to better define preventive and curative strategies. Methods. Blood and, if appropriate, cerebrospinal fluid, were collected from children <15 years of age with fever or severe disease admitted to the Manhiça District Hospital and cultured for NTS; isolates were then characterized. Results. From January 2001 to December 2014, 41 668 of the 51 878 admitted children had a blood culture performed. Invasive NTS was isolated from 670 (1.6%) specimens collected from 41 668 patients; 69 (10.3% died). Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhi or Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Paratyphi A or C were only isolated in 14 (0.03%) patients. A total of 460 of 620 (74.2%) NTS isolates serotyped were Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium (45% [116/258] of which were multilocus sequence type 313). The incidence of iNTS was 61.8 (95% confidence interval, 55.4-68.9) cases per 100 000 child-years, being highest among infants (217.7 cases/100 000 child-years). The incidence of iNTS declined significantly (P <. 0001) over time, but the case fatality ratio remained constant at approximately 10%. Antimicrobial resistance of iNTS against most available antimicrobials has steadily increased, with a predominance of multidrug-resistant strains. Conclusions. The decreasing but still high incidence of iNTS, its high associated case fatality ratio, and the common detection of multidrug-resistant strains call for a need to improve treatment and prevention strategies for iNTS.
cris.boxmetadata.label.citationstartpage
S339
cris.boxmetadata.label.citationendpage
S345
cris.boxmetadata.label.volume
61
cris.boxmetadata.label.language
English
cris.boxmetadata.label.ocdeknowledgeArea
Pediatría Enfermedades infecciosas
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cris.boxmetadata.label.scopusidentifier
2-s2.0-84946141607
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cris.boxmetadata.label.source
Clinical Infectious Diseases
cris.boxmetadata.label.containerissn
10584838
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