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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Autores principales: Zabihullah, Rahmani, Dhoubhadel, Bhim G., Rauf, Ferogh A., Shafiq, Sahab A., Suzuki, Motoi, Watanabe, Kiwao, Yoshida, Lay M., Yasunami, Michio, Zabihullah, Salihi, Parry, Christopher M., Mirwais, Rabi, Ariyoshi, Koya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5547795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28726625
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2308.151550
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author Zabihullah, Rahmani
Dhoubhadel, Bhim G.
Rauf, Ferogh A.
Shafiq, Sahab A.
Suzuki, Motoi
Watanabe, Kiwao
Yoshida, Lay M.
Yasunami, Michio
Zabihullah, Salihi
Parry, Christopher M.
Mirwais, Rabi
Ariyoshi, Koya
author_facet Zabihullah, Rahmani
Dhoubhadel, Bhim G.
Rauf, Ferogh A.
Shafiq, Sahab A.
Suzuki, Motoi
Watanabe, Kiwao
Yoshida, Lay M.
Yasunami, Michio
Zabihullah, Salihi
Parry, Christopher M.
Mirwais, Rabi
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description 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 were at risk. Vaccination could reduce pneumonia and deaths.
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spelling pubmed-55477952017-08-08 Risk for Death among Children with Pneumonia, Afghanistan Zabihullah, Rahmani Dhoubhadel, Bhim G. Rauf, Ferogh A. Shafiq, Sahab A. Suzuki, Motoi Watanabe, Kiwao Yoshida, Lay M. Yasunami, Michio Zabihullah, Salihi Parry, Christopher M. Mirwais, Rabi Ariyoshi, Koya Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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 were at risk. Vaccination could reduce pneumonia and deaths. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-08 /pmc/articles/PMC5547795/ /pubmed/28726625 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2308.151550 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Dhoubhadel, Bhim G.
Rauf, Ferogh A.
Shafiq, Sahab A.
Suzuki, Motoi
Watanabe, Kiwao
Yoshida, Lay M.
Yasunami, Michio
Zabihullah, Salihi
Parry, Christopher M.
Mirwais, Rabi
Ariyoshi, Koya
Risk for Death among Children with Pneumonia, Afghanistan
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