Mortality after Inpatient Treatment for Severe Pneumonia in Children: a Cohort Study

ConclusionsAdmission with severe pneumonia is an important marker of vulnerability. Risk stratification and better understanding of the mechanisms underlying post‐discharge mortality, especially for undernourished children, are needed to reduce mortality after treatment for pneumonia.

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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - February 28, 2017 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Moses M. Ngari, Greg Fegan, Martha K. Mwangome, Mwanajuma J. Ngama, Neema Mturi, John Anthony Gerard Scott, Evasius Bauni, David James Nokes, James A. Berkley Tags: Original Article Source Type: research