Objectives To review epidemiology, aetiology and management of childhood pneumonia in
low-and-middle-income countries. Design Review of published English literature between …

Background Pneumonia is the leading cause of death among children younger than 5 years.
In this study, we estimated causes of pneumonia in young African and Asian children, using …

Pneumonia is a leading killer of children younger than 5 years despite high vaccination
coverage, improved nutrition, and widespread implementation of the Integrated …

Febrile illness is a major burden in African children, and non-malarial causes of fever are
uncertain. In this retrospective exploratory study, we used metagenomic next-generation …

Background. Lack of a gold standard for identifying bacterial and viral etiologies of
pneumonia has limited evaluation of C-reactive protein (CRP) for identifying bacterial …

Background. The etiologic inference of identifying a pathogen in the upper respiratory tract
(URT) of children with pneumonia is unclear. To determine if viral load could provide …

Introduction Pneumonia in children is a common disease yet determining its aetiology
remains elusive. Objectives To determine the a) aetiology, b) factors associated with …

The organisms covered in this chapter belong to a group of taxonomically and
phylogenetically diverse, gram‐negative nonfermentative rods and coccobacilli. Still, several …

Pneumonia kills more children each year worldwide than any other disease. Nonetheless,
accurately determining the causes of childhood pneumonia has remained elusive. Over the …

Background: Pneumonia remains the leading cause of death in young children globally. The
changing epidemiology of pneumonia requires up-to-date data to guide both case …