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Impact of the change in WHO’s severe pneumonia case definition on hospitalized pneumonia epidemiology: case studies from six countries

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the impact of the change in definition of severe pneumonia on documented pneumonia burden. METHODS: We reviewed existing data acquired during observational hospitalized pneumonia studies, before the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, in infants aged 2–23 month...

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Autores principales: Russell, Fiona M, Reyburn, Rita, Chan, Jocelyn, Tuivaga, Evelyn, Lim, Ruth, Lai, Jana, Van, Hoang Minh Tu, Choummanivong, Molina, Sychareun, Vanphanom, Khanh, Dung Khu Thi, de Campo, Margaret, Enarson, Penny, Graham, Stephen, La Vincente, Sophie, Mungan, Tuya, von Mollendorf, Claire, Mackenzie, Grant, Mulholland, Kim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: World Health Organization 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6560369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31210676
http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.18.223271