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Risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia among adults in Kenya: a case–control study

BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among adults worldwide; however, the risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia in Africa are not well characterized. METHODS: The authors recruited 281 cases of community-acquired pneumonia and 1202 hospital controls among patie...

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Autores principales: Muthumbi, Esther, Lowe, Brett S., Muyodi, Cyprian, Getambu, Esther, Gleeson, Fergus, Scott, J. Anthony G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5702239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29209590
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41479-017-0041-2