Schistosomiasis does not contribute to death or recurrence of nontyphoid Salmonella bacteremia in human immunodeficiency virus-infected Malawian adults.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
Nontyphoid Salmonella (NTS) bacteremia has a very high mortality and recurrence rate among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected Malawian adults. Concurrent schistosomal infection might cause persistence of NTS infection and poor response to antibiotic therapy. Therefore, we tested serum samples for Schistosoma-specific circulating anodic antigen to diagnose coinfection with schistosomiasis among consecutive HIV-positive adults with NTS bacteremia. The results suggest that active schistosomiasis is not associated with adverse outcome of NTS bacteremia in this population, in contrast to other groups.
Medical subject headings
- Bacteremia
- HIV Infections
- Salmonella Infections
- Schistosomiasis