PloS one
Bacterial infections and antibiotic susceptibility in children with sickle-cell anemia on malaria chemoprevention using Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) or Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in Uganda
By Nambatya W, Ocan M, Ndeezi G and 13 others.
Abstract
Introduction
Over 300,000 babies are born annually with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite malaria chemoprevention and early penicillin prophylaxis, these children develop febrile illnesses. The effect of malaria chemoprevention regimens on the incidence of bacterial infections and antimicrobial resistance is unclear. We assessed incidence of bacterial infections and resistance patterns in children with SCA receiving weekly DP or monthly SP.
