The global impact of childhood malnutrition is staggering. The synergism between
malnutrition and infection contributes substantially to childhood morbidity and mortality …

Antimicrobial resistance is an important threat to international health. Therapeutic guidelines
for empirical treatment of common life-threatening infections depend on available …

Background Pediatric bloodstream infections (BSIs) with Extended-Spectrum Beta-
Lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) are associated with worse clinical …

Background The prevalence of bacterial bloodstream infections (BSIs) in sub-Saharan Africa
(sSA) is high and antimicrobial resistance is likely to increase mortality from these infections …

Abstract Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is among the most common single-gene diseases in the
world but evidence-based comprehensive health care has not been implemented where the …

Background and objectives The emergence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-
producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) is causing increased morbidity and mortality …

The worldwide dissemination of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing
Enterobacteriaceae,(ESBL-E) and their subset producing carbapenemases (CPE), is …

Objective To summarize published studies on the prevalence of and risk factors for maternal
bacterial colonization and/or infection with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing …

Background. The epidemiology of neonatal and paediatric community-acquired and
healthcare-associated bloodstream infections (BSI) at South African (SA) district hospitals is …

Objectives Routine amoxicillin for children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition
raises concerns of increasing antibiotic resistance. We performed an ancillary study nested …