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11280062

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-30
pubmed:abstractText
Lung biopsies taken post mortem from 24 HIV-seropositive children who died of pneumonia in Harare Hospital (Zimbabwe) during 1995 were examined for pathogens using histology, culture, microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Pneumocystis carinii was detected in 16 (67%) children, in 5 of whom bacterial pathogens were also detected. There were 2 cases of cytomegalovirus infection. On the basis of histology and PCR, none of the children had tuberculosis. These data add to the evidence that P. carinii pneumonia may be a significant cause of death in HIV-infected children in southern Africa. Policies on treatment for severe pneumonia, and on prophylaxis for children born to HIV-seropositive mothers need to be re-examined.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0035-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
95
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
37-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Fatal Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-seropositive infants in Harare, Zimbabwe.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Zimbabwe Medical School, P.O. Box A178, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe. knathoo@healthnet.zw
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't