Seeking diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for childhood bacterial pneumonia in sub-Saharan Africa: study protocol for an observational study

Introduction Clinically diagnosed pneumonia in children is a leading cause of paediatric hospitalisation and mortality. The aetiology is usually bacterial or viral, but malaria can cause a syndrome indistinguishable from clinical pneumonia. There is no method with high sensitivity to detect a bacter...

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Published in:	BMJ Open
Main Authors:	Julio Ramírez, Quique Bassat, Wilco de Jager, Patricia L Hibberd, Grant A Mackenzie, Umberto D’Alessandro, Clarissa Valim, Yekin Ajauoi Olatunji, Yasir Shitu Isa, Rasheed Salaudeen, Sarwar Golam, Edward F Knol, Sheriffo Kanyi, Abdoulie Jammeh, Alejandro A Diaz, Roger C Wiegand, Marsha A Moses
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/9/e046590.full