Bacteremia TB was rapidly fatal in a large proportion of the immunodeficient children. Because classic findings may not be diagnostically specific, a high level of clinical suspicion is required, especially for patients with certain types of immunosuppression. Studies are needed to develop rapid diagnostic tests and to determine the value of empirical therapy in childhood bacteremia TB.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- young adults
- gram negative
- hiv aids
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv testing
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- emergency department
- multidrug resistant
- childhood cancer
- case control
- early life
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- smoking cessation
- south africa
- cell therapy