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Clinical Infectious Diseases
Study results from A. Naheed and colleagues broaden understanding of clinical infectious diseases
March 24th, 2009
"Pneumonia contributes substantially to childhood mortality in Bangladesh. We conducted a study to characterize the disease severity and risk factors for mortality among children hospitalized for pneumonia in Bangladesh," researchers in Dhaka, Bangladesh report. "We analyzed data on hospitalization, patient characteristics, and mortality collected by a multicenter hospital-based surveillance of pneumonia in Bangladesh. From May 2004 through April 2007, 4155 children aged 2-59 months who met a pneumonia case definition adopted by GAVI's Pneumococcal Vaccines Accelerated Development and Introduction Plan-sponsored surveillance networks were enrolled after blood culture...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-24)
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