Reduced Parasite Burden in Children with Falciparum Malaria and Bacteremia Coinfections: Role of Mediators of Inflammation

Table 1

Bacterial isolate distribution.

Organism	Isolates	Percent of isolates
Gram negative organisms
Acinetobacter sp.	1	2.8
Escherichia coli	1	2.8
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	1	2.8
Salmonella ssp. enterica ser. Arizonae	1	2.8
Salmonella ssp. enterica ser. Enteritidis	2	5.6
Salmonella ssp. enterica ser. Typhimurium	16	44.4
Gram positive organisms
Enterococcus sp.	1	2.8
Staphylococcus aureus	13	36.1

Organisms isolated from pediatric blood culture according to Gram reaction category were included in these analyses. Blood was drawn into pediatric Isostat tubes, plated onto Chocolate Agar plates, and incubated for 18 hrs at 37°C with 5% CO₂. Subcultured colonies were incubated 18–24 hrs on inverted specialty media (Chocolate Agar, MacConkey’s Agar, Mannitol Salt Agar, and Blood Agar plates). Plates were incubated for an additional four days if no growth was obtained in the first 24 hrs. Plates were inspected daily, and unique colonies were identified through standard microbiological and biochemical techniques (i.e., Gram stain, colony characteristics, API biochemical panels, and agglutination tests).