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Iron and vitamin D3 levels in infants admitted with chest infection: A hospital-based study

Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020
Background and objective: Acute lower respiratory tract infection is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in children under five years of age, with many etiologies suggested to be among its predisposing risk factors.
Nevine Jasim Mohammad, Sherwan Rahman Sulaiman   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological and genetic analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome.

, 2004
The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemics in 2002-2003 showed how quickly a novel infectious disease can spread both within communities and internationally.
Fisher, Matthew C, Donnelly, CA, Fisher, MC, Ghani, Azra C, Anderson, Roy M, Ferguson, NM, Riley, Steven, Ghani, AC, Anderson, RM, Donnelly, Christl A, Riley, S, Ferguson, Neil M, Fraser, C, Fraser, Christophe   +13 more
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Absence of dry season Plasmodium parasitaemia, but high rates of reported acute respiratory infection and diarrhoea in presschool-aged children in Kaédi, southern Mauritania [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of malaria in the Senegal River Gorgol valley, southern Mauritania, requires particular attention in the face of ongoing and predicted environmental and climate changes. While 'malaria cases' are reported in health facilities
Koïta Mohamedou, Bâ Ousmane, Sy Ibrahima, Koïta, Mohamedou, Keïta Moussa, Moussa Keïta, Ibrahima Sy, Salem, C. B., Traoré, D., Bâ, Ousmane, Utzinger Jürg, Salem Cheikh B Ould Ahmed, Traoré Doulo, Guéladio Cissé, Ould, Ahmed, Mohamedou Koïta, Touray, Sunkaru, Jürg Utzinger, Bâ, H., Mirko S Winkler, Sy, I., Bâ Hampâté, Hampâté Bâ, Keïta, M., Touray, S., Cissé, G., Doulo Traoré, Utzinger, J., Touray Sunkaru, Cissé Guéladio, Ousmane Bâ, Cheikh B Ould Ahmed Salem, Koïta, M., Sunkaru Touray, Bâ, O., Winkler, M. S., Bâ, Hampâté, Salem, Cheikh B. Ould Ahmed, Winkler Mirko S, Sy I, Salem CB, Keïta M, Traoré D, Bâ H, Bâ O, Touray S, Utzinger J, Cissé G, Winkler MS, Koïta M   +49 more
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RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION [PDF]

Acta Medica Iranica, 2003
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the major cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants,and also an important factor for hospitalization during the winter months.
M. Milani
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and factors associated with acute respiratory infection among under-five children in selected tertiary hospitals of Kathmandu Valley.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundAcute respiratory infection (ARI) is responsible for about 30-50 percent of visits to health facilities and for about 20-30 percent of admissions to hospitals in Nepal for children under 5 years old.
Pratima Ghimire, Rashmi Gachhadar, Nebina Piya, Kunja Shrestha, Kalpana Shrestha   +4 more
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Influence of age, severity of infection, and co-infection on the duration of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) shedding [PDF]

, 2014
RSV is the most important viral cause of pneumonia and bronchiolitis in children worldwide and has been associated with significant disease burden. With the renewed interest in RSV vaccines, we provide realistic estimates on duration, and influencing ...
Agoti, Charles N., Munywoki, Patrick Kiio, Koech, Dorothy C., Kipkoech, J., Medley, Graham, Cane, Patricia, Nokes, D. James, Kibirige, N., P. K. MUNYWOKI, N. KIBIRIGE, Medley, GF, G. F. MEDLEY, Agoti, CN, D. C. KOECH, Nokes, DJ, D. J. NOKES, J. KIPKOECH, Munywoki, PK, C. N. AGOTI, Kibirige, N, Koech, DC, Kipkoech, J, P. A. CANE, Cane, PA   +23 more
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Spatial distribution and determinants of acute respiratory infection among under-five children in Ethiopia: Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey 2016.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundChildhood acute respiratory infection remains the commonest global cause of morbidity and mortality among under-five children. In Ethiopia, it remains the highest burden of the health care system.
Erkihun Tadesse Amsalu, Temesgen Yihunie Akalu, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye   +2 more
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Association of ABO blood group with susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection in Rupandehi district of Nepal

SAGE Open Medicine, 2022
Objectives: Recent studies after the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 have shown an association of the ABO blood group to the susceptibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection.
Sanyukta Gurung, Narayan Bahadur Mahotra, Lava Shrestha, Aakash Sherpali, Surya Prakash Joshi, Gambhir Shrestha, Shailesh Shrestha, Aman Shakya, Manoj Kandel   +8 more
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Identifying Patterns of Hospitalizations Among Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Population‐Based Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) experience more hospitalizations than the general population. We aimed to identify distinct hospitalization patterns among Queensland CCSs and the associated characteristics. Methods Cases (aged ≤14 years) diagnosed between 1995 and 2019 while residents of Queensland were identified through the ...
Hai Pham, Teyl Engstrom, Peter Baade, Natalie Bradford, Sarah Pont, Louise Marquart‐Wilson, Natasha Nassar, Jason D. Pole   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular epidemiology of human rhinovirus infections in Kilifi, coastal Kenya [PDF]

, 2012
This study reports pediatric surveillance over 3 years for human rhinovirus (HRV) at the District Hospital of Kilifi, coastal Kenya. Nasopharyngeal samples were collected from children presenting at outpatient clinic with no signs of acute respiratory ...
Onyango, Clayton O., Agoti, Charles N., Bett, Ann, Cane, Patricia, Nokes, D. James, Munywoki, Patrick K., Welch, Stephen R., Ngama, Mwanajuma, Myers, Richard   +8 more
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