Performance of Four Respiratory Rate Counters to Support Community Health Workers to Detect the Symptoms of Pneumonia in Children in Low Resource Settings: A Prospective, Multicentre, Hospital-Based, Single-Blinded, Comparative Trial

Summary: Background: Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children under-five globally. The current diagnostic criteria for pneumonia are based on increased respiratory rate (RR) or chest in-drawing in children with cough and/or difficulty breathing. Accurately counting RR is difficul...

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Main Authors: Kevin Baker, Tobias Alfvén, Akasiima Mucunguzi, Alexandra Wharton-Smith, Emily Dantzer, Tedila Habte, Lena Matata, Diana Nanyumba, Morris Okwir, Monica Posada, Anteneh Sebsibe, Jill Nicholson, Madeleine Marasciulo, Rasa Izadnegahdar, Max Petzold, Karin Källander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537019300914