The Epidemiology and Aetiology of Infections in Children Admitted with Clinical Severe Pneumonia to a University Hospital in Rabat, Morocco

Conclusions: In Morocco, the epidemiological profile of paediatric acute respiratory infections is markedly shifted towards wheezing-related diseases and thus resembles that of high-income countries. However, the high associated CFRs found in this study call for an improvement in preventive and clinical management strategies.

Source: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics - August 1, 2014 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Jroundi, I., Mahraoui, C., Benmessaoud, R., Moraleda, C., Tligui, H., Seffar, M., Kettani, S. C., Benjelloun, B. S., Chaacho, S., Maaroufi, A., Hayes, E. B., Alvarez-Martinez, M. J., Munoz-Almagro, C., Ruiz, J., Alonso, P. L., Bassat, Q. Tags: Original Papers Source Type: research