Pneumonia remains the leading cause of death globally in children under the age of five.
The poorest children are the ones most at risk of dying. In the recent years, lung ultrasound …

Background Complete childhood vaccination remains poor in Sub-Saharan Africa, despite
major improvement in childhood vaccination coverage worldwide. Globally, an estimated 2.5 …

Importance Although child mortality trends have decreased worldwide, deaths among
children younger than 5 years of age remain high and disproportionately circumscribed to …

Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs) are an important cause of acute respiratory tract
infections (ARTIs) in children less than 5 years, second only to human respiratory syncytial …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends oral amoxicillin for
patients who have pneumonia with tachypnea, yet trial data indicate that not using …

Objective To describe the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children
under five years in Tanzania. Methods Between January and December 2017, children …

ABSTRACT Pneumococcal Ser/Thr kinase (StkP) and its cognate phosphatase (PhpP) play
a crucial role in bacterial cytokinesis. However, their individual and reciprocal metabolic and …

Background Children acute malnutrition (AM) is a global public health concern, especially in
low and middle income countries. AM is associated with multiple physiological …

Background Acute respiratory infections are the leading cause of mortality in children
worldwide, especially in developing countries. Pneumonia accounts for 16% of all deaths of …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is still the most important cause of death in countries
with scarce resources. All children (33 months±35 DS) discharged from the Pediatric Unit of …