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Treating childhood pneumonia in hard-to-reach areas: a model-based comparison of mobile clinics and community-based care. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Where hard-to-access populations (such as those living in insecure areas) lack access to basic health services, relief agencies, donors, and ministries of health face a dilemma in selecting the most effective intervention strategy. This paper
Francesco Checchi, Roberts Bayard, Roberts, Bayard, Pitt, Catherine, Checchi Francesco, Checchi, Francesco, Pitt Catherine, Catherine Pitt, Bayard Roberts   +8 more
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Factors associated with severe pneumonia compared to pneumonia among under-five children.

, 2022
Factors associated with severe pneumonia compared to pneumonia among under-five children.
Marufa Sultana (2167903), Nur H. Alam (10285085), Niklaus Gyr (12280128), Sabiha Nasrin (845803), Shahjahan Ali (209965), Tahmeed Ahmed (176583), Rifat A. Zaman (12280119), George J. Fuchs (10169630), Abu S. G. Faruque (12280125), Md. Tariqujjaman (7038959), Mohammod J. Chisti (12280122)   +10 more
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Cost-effectiveness of pulse oximetry and integrated management of childhood illness for diagnosing severe pneumonia.

PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Pneumonia is a major killer of children younger than five years old. In resource constrained health facilities, the capacity to diagnose severe pneumonia is low.
Solomon H Tesfaye, Eskindir Loha, Kjell Arne Johansson, Bernt Lindtjørn   +3 more
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Zoonotic Chlamydiae as rare causes of severe pneumonia [PDF]

, 2022
Zoonotic species of the Chlamydiaceae family should be considered as rare pathogenic agents of severe atypical pneumonia. A fatal case of a severe pneumonia due to Chlamydia psittaci was traced back to pet birds, and pneumonia in a pregnant woman was ...
Karin Meier, Frank Imkamp, Carlotta Spinelli, Michael Karbach, Remy Sprecher, Nicole Borel, Sebastian Herren, Sarah Albini, Nina Kimmich   +8 more
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CD4+/CD8+ T lymphocytes imbalance in children with severe 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2011
PurposeThis study was conducted to investigate the immune responses of children with moderate and severe novel influenza A virus (H1N1) pneumonia, and to compare their clinical and immunological findings with those of control subjects.MethodsThirty-two ...
Ji Eun Kim, Siegfried Bauer, Kyong Suk La, Kee Hyoung Lee, Ji Tae Choung, Kyoung Ho Roh, Chang Kyu Lee, Young Yoo   +7 more
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Epidemiology of Adenovirus Pneumonia and Risk Factors for Bronchiolitis Obliterans in Children During an Outbreak in Jilin, China

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Background: Jilin Province, located in northeastern China, recently experienced a human adenovirus (HAdV) epidemic. Few studies involving hospitalized pediatric patients with pneumonia caused by HAdV in our region exist. HAdV pneumonia can lead to severe
Xiuhua Yu, Yucong Ma, Yang Gao, Hailong You   +3 more
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Study on the effect of phentolamine combined with vitamins A/D on inflammatory responses and humoral immunity in children with severe pneumonia

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pneumonia is a common childhood illness that can become life-threatening if it progresses to severe pneumonia. Currently, there are considerable limitations in the diagnosis and treatment of severe pneumonia in clinical practice, which also leads to a ...
Yinfang Li, Dan Xu, Peiling Yin
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Glucocorticosteroid in Treatment of Severe Pneumonia [PDF]

Mediators of Inflammation, 2013
Airway diseases such as pneumonia constitute a major health burden on a global scale; untreated pneumonia may develop to severe pneumonia and consequently lead to to fatal episodes of mortality and morbidity. The balance between inflammatory mediators is key for the outcome of the pulmonary infection; elimination of invading pathogen was marked by the ...
Felinda Ariani, Kaixiong Liu, Zhang Jing, Jieming Qu   +3 more
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Interleukin-40 as a biomarker of mortality risk in patients with severe pneumonia

Frontiers in Immunology
Severe pneumonia is an acute lung parenchyma infectious disease with a high incidence and mortality. The role of interleukin-40 (IL-40) in estimating mortality in patients with severe pneumonia remains unknown.
Hong Tan, Hanyi Wang, Xuanyi Zhou, Jun Duan, Xiaoliang Yang   +4 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
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