Incidence of Bacteremia in Antiretroviral-naive HIV-positive Children Less Than Five Years of Age in Benin City-Nigeria

Abstract

To The Editor: Bacteremia refers to the presence ofbacteria in the blood, which usually occurs whenpathogens gain entrance to the blood stream through abscesses, infected wounds or burns or from areas of localized disease. In human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected children, bacterial infections are a major source of morbidity and mortality. The most common opportunistic infections in children in the absence of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) include pneumonia and bacteraemia

Keywords

• Bacteremia
• Antiretroviral-naive
• HIV
• Children
• Nigeria