Bacterial isolates, antibiotic susceptibility, and determinants of positive blood culture in children with community-acquired pneumonia in Central Tanzania
bacteraemia in children with CAP was nearly 10%, predicted by high respiratory rates, hypoxia, fever, and leucocytosis. Most of the isolates were insensitive to antimicrobials listed in the WHO-recommended first-line treatment for CAP, outlining the importance of routine culture and antimicrobial susceptibility.
Authors
- Emmanuel James Nkuwi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8680-3637)
- Dina Mahamba
- Rehema Tagalile
- Fransisca D. Kimaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2503-8916)
Institutions
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- The University of Dodoma (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pan African Medical Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2025.52.145.46769
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00