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Estimation of the national disease burden of influenza-associated severe acute respiratory illness in Kenya and Guatemala : a novel methodology [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Knowing the national disease burden of severe influenza in low-income countries can inform policy decisions around influenza treatment and prevention.
Njuguna Henry, Mott, Joshua A., Kim A. Lindblade (265496), Henry Njuguna, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Mwanajuma Ngama (132330), Sonja J Olsen, Kim A Lindblade, Katz Mark A., Sidi Kazungu (382842), Joshua A. Mott (382843), Summers Aimee, McCracken John, Wences Arvelo, Sammy Khagayi, John McCracken, Khagayi Sammy, Kazungu Sidi, Aimee Summers (382838), Fuller James A., Marc-Alain Widdowson (123352), D. James Nokes (68994), Daniel R. Feikin (153640), Njuguna, Henry, Fuller, James A., Ngama, Mwanajuma, Daniel R Feikin, Joshua A Mott, Emukule Gideon, Sonja J. Olsen (226208), McCracken, John, Mark A. Katz (310324), Wences Arvelo (358137), Kazungu, Sidi, Mark A Katz, Nivaldo Linares-Perez, Nivaldo Linares-Perez (382840), Nokes D. James, Katz, Mark A., Mott Joshua A., Arvelo Wences, Sidi Kazungu, Olsen Sonja J., Summers, Aimee, Feikin, Daniel R., Olsen, Sonja J., Mwanajuma Ngama, Henry Njuguna (319757), Lindblade Kim A., James A Fuller, John McCracken (382841), Gideon Emukule, James A. Fuller (382837), Linares-Perez Nivaldo, Nokes, D. James, Arvelo, Wences, Emukule, Gideon, Gideon Emukule (336782), Widdowson Marc-Alain, D James Nokes, Linares-Perez, Nivaldo, Khagayi, Sammy, Ngama Mwanajuma, Aimee Summers, Sammy Khagayi (382839), Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Lindblade, Kim A., Feikin Daniel R.   +67 more
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PES Pathogens in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Microorganisms, 2019
Worldwide, there is growing concern about the burden of pneumonia. Severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is frequently complicated by pulmonary and extra-pulmonary complications, including sepsis, septic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome ...
Catia Cillóniz, Cristina Dominedò, Antonello Nicolini, Antoni Torres   +3 more
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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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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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Identifying which septic patients have increased mortality risk using severity scores: a cohort study [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Early aggressive therapy can reduce the mortality associated with severe sepsis but this relies on prompt recognition, which is hindered by variation among published severity criteria. Our aim was to test the performance of different severity
Marwick, Charis A; id_orcid, Evans, Josie, Peter G Davey, Pringle, Jan E C, Pringle, Jan Ec, Guthrie, Bruce, Josie MM Evans, McLeod, Shaun R, Shaun R McLeod, Marwick, Charis, Bruce Guthrie, Charis A Marwick, Davey, Peter G, Jan EC Pringle, Evans, Josie Mm   +14 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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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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Improved survival for HIV infected patients with severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia is independent of highly active antiretroviral therapy

, 2006
Background: Despite a decline in incidence of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP), severe PCP continues to be a common cause of admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) where mortality remains high. A study was undertaken to examine the outcome from
Singer, M, Copas, A, Edwards, SG, Miller, RF, Allen, E   +4 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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The effects of vitamin D supplementation on the incidence of pneumonia in infants and young children in Kabul, Afghanistan: a double blind randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Afghanistan has one of the highest infant mortalities in the world, and pneumonia is one of the main killers. Moreover, Dietary intake of vitamin D is low and exposure to sunlight is limited due to widespread use of Burqa by women.
Maroof, Zabihullah
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