Risk for Death among Children with Pneumonia, Afghanistan

Risk for Death among Children with Pneumonia, Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, childhood deaths from pneumonia are high. Among 639 children at 1 hospital, the case-fatality rate was 12.1%, and 46.8% of pneumococcal serotypes detected were covered by the 13-valent vaccine. Most deaths occurred within 2 days of hospitalization; newborns and malnourished children...

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Main Authors: Rahmani Zabihullah, Bhim G. Dhoubhadel, Ferogh A. Rauf, Sahab A. Shafiq, Motoi Suzuki, Kiwao Watanabe, Lay M. Yoshida, Michio Yasunami, Salihi Zabihullah, Christopher M. Parry, Rabi Mirwais, Koya Ariyoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Afghanistan
anemia
child
malnutrition
mortality
pneumococcal infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/8/15-1550_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/8/15-1550_article

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