Childhood pneumonia diagnostics: a narrative review
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DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2022.2099842
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background Childhood pneumonia remains the leading infectious cause of death in children with highest mortality figures in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. The primary etiologies are bacterial and viral; however, challenges in distinguishing bacterial… read more here.
Keywords: pneumonia diagnostics; pneumonia; diagnostics narrative; review ... See more keywords
Barriers to seeking timely treatment for severe childhood pneumonia in rural Bangladesh
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DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-321993
Abstract: Objective Delays in seeking medical attention for childhood pneumonia may lead to increased morbidity and mortality. This study aimed at identifying the drivers of delayed seeking of treatment for severe childhood pneumonia in rural Bangladesh.… read more here.
Keywords: rural bangladesh; childhood; treatment; childhood pneumonia ... See more keywords
Pulse oximeter with integrated management of childhood illness for diagnosis of severe childhood pneumonia at rural health institutions in Southern Ethiopia: results from a cluster-randomised controlled trial
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036814
Abstract: Objective To assess whether pulse oximetry improves health workers’ performance in diagnosing severe childhood pneumonia at health centres in Southern Ethiopia. Design Parallel cluster-randomised trial. Setting Government primary health centres. Participants Twenty-four health centres that… read more here.
Keywords: severe childhood; childhood; childhood pneumonia; arm ... See more keywords
Childhood Pneumonia: Prevalence and Associated Factors as Seen at a Tertiary Health Institution in Southeast Nigeria
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DOI: 10.11648/j.ajp.20210703.16
Abstract: Background: Pneumonia has been reported to be a leading cause of mortality in children aged less than 5 years worldwide particularly in low resource nations. To achieve the Sustainable Developmental Goal (SDG) 3.2 which aims… read more here.
Keywords: prevalence; pneumonia; children aged; mortality ... See more keywords
Community use of digital auscultation to improve diagnosis of childhood pneumonia in low resource setting
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DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.4653
Abstract: Background: The World Health Organization9s Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) algorithm for childhood pneumonia diagnosis has high sensitivity but low specificity. This study aims to evaluate whether the use of automated lung sound classification… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis; childhood; digital auscultation; childhood pneumonia ... See more keywords
Residential Ambient Traffic in Relation to Childhood Pneumonia among Urban Children in Shandong, China: A Cross-Sectional Study
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15061076
Abstract: Pneumonia is a leading cause of childhood death. Few studies have investigated associations between residential ambient environmental exposures and pneumonia. In January–April 2015, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Shandong Province (China) and collected 9597… read more here.
Keywords: pneumonia; ambient traffic; residential ambient; childhood pneumonia ... See more keywords