Clinical and laboratory indicators predicting coagulase-negative staphylococci as a cause of bloodstream infection among children below five years of age admitted at a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Clinical and laboratory indicators predicting coagulase-negative staphylococci as a cause of bloodstream infection among children below five years of age admitted at a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Background Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are the most commonly isolated bacteria from blood cultures and the most considered contaminants. We conducted a study to assess clinical and laboratory indicators predicting CoNS as a cause of bloodstream infections using two sets of blood cultures...

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Main Authors: Petro Juma, Upendo Kibwana, Anjela Charles, Namala Mkopi, Mabula Kasubi, Lilian Nkinda, Salim Masoud, Joel Manyahi, Mtebe Majigo, Agricola Joachim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Annals of Medicine
Subjects:
Clinical indicators
laboratory indicators
bloodstream infection
coagulase-negative staphylococci
antimicrobial resistance
under-five children
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07853890.2025.2506507
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