ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2011
Etiology of suspected pneumonia in adults admitted to a high-dependency unit in Blantyre, Malawi.
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- Bacteriology of community-acquired pneumonia, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and associated risk factors among HIV patients, Northeast Ethiopia: cross-sectional study.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
- A prospective observational study of community acquired pneumonia in Kenya: the role of viral pathogens.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Observational
- Etiology and Risk Factors for Mortality in an Adult Community-acquired Pneumonia Cohort in Malawi.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2019Observational
- Bacterial Aetiologies of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections among Adults in Yaoundé, Cameroon.BioMed research international · 2019Article
- Species, Risk Factors, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles of Bacterial Isolates from HIV-Infected Patients Suspected to Have Pneumonia in Mekelle Zone, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.BioMed research international · 2019Article
- Epidemiology of Severe Acute Respiratory Illness and Risk Factors for Influenza Infection and Clinical Severity among Adults in Malawi, 2011-2013.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2018Article
- Development of a clinical prediction rule to diagnoseSouthern African journal of HIV medicine · 2018Article
- Detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii in oral wash from immunosuppressed patients as a diagnostic tool.PloS one · 2017Article
- Detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii by Quantitative PCR To Differentiate Colonization and Pneumonia in Immunocompromised HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Patients.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2016Article
- Epidemiology, etiology, x-ray features, importance of co-infections and clinical features of viral pneumonia in developing countries.Expert review of anti-infective therapy · 2014Review
- Viral pneumonia in adults and older children in sub-Saharan Africa - epidemiology, aetiology, diagnosis and management.Pneumonia (Nathan Qld.) · 2014Review
- Severity assessment of lower respiratory tract infection in Malawi: derivation of a novel index (SWAT-Bp) which outperforms CRB-65.PloS one · 2013Article
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Abstract
The microbiologic etiology of severe pneumonia in hospitalized patients is rarely known in sub-Saharan Africa. Through a comprehensive diagnostic work-up, we aimed to identify the causative agent in severely ill patients with a clinical picture of pneumonia admitted to a high-dependency unit. A final diagnosis was made and categorized as confirmed or probable by using predefined criteria. Fifty-one patients were recruited (45% females), with a mean age of 35 years (range = 17-88 years), of whom 11(22%) died. Forty-eight (94%) of the patients were seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus; 14 (29%) of these patients were receiving antiretroviral treatment. Final diagnoses were bacterial pneumonia (29%), Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (27%), pulmonary tuberculosis (22%), and pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma (16%); 39 (77%) of these cases were confirmed cases. Fifteen (29%) patients had multiple isolates. At least 3 of 11 viral-positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were attributed clinical relevance. No atypical bacterial organisms were found.
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