Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Early Infancy and Pneumonia Hospitalizations among Children, Kenya

Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Early Infancy and Pneumonia Hospitalizations among Children, Kenya

Severe lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in infants caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been associated with later pneumonia hospitalization among children. To determine risk for pneumonia after RSV hospitalization in infancy, we conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of 2,813...

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Main Authors: Patrick Kiio Munywoki, Eric O. Ohuma, Mwanajuma Ngama, Evasius Bauni, J. Anthony G. Scott, D. James Nokes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
respiratory syncytial virus
lower respiratory tract infection
pneumonia
infancy
childhood
wheeze
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/2/12-0940_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/2/12-0940_article

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