中文摘要背景: 社區性肺炎是一內科常見之感染疾病. 大約10% 的社區性肺炎住院病患需要加護
病房照護. 而這群嚴重社區性肺炎之患者其死亡率可能高達20%~ 50%. 人體中的微量元素-鋅 …

Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most severe form of acute
respiratory infections accounting for 80% of all deaths from acute respiratory infections and …

Background Recent works have provided conflicting evidence on the role of zinc in acute
lower respiratory infection (ALRI). Objective We aimed to study the relation between blood …

METHODS This cross sectional study included 120 subjects (60 with pneumonia and 60
without pneumonia) aged between 6 months and 5 years. A detailed history, clinical …

Introduction Pneumonia usually connotes the infection of pulmonary parenchyma.
Pneumonia is best classified according to the setting in which it occurs ie community …

Background: Pneumonia is one of the leading cause of death globally, among children
younger than five years. South Asia has the highest incidence of pneumonia (0.36 …

INTRODUCTION: In the past thirty years the total number of children dying within five years
of life has come down by almost one third. But this decrease in mortality rate has not been …

Background Zinc deficiency is common among children in developing countries; but, there is
still conflicting evidence on whether the alteration in zinc metabolism is the predictive of …

Background: Pneumonia is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children aged
below 5 years. Pneumonia is responsible for about 19% of all deaths in this age group. As …

Background: Establishment of zinc's role in treating illnesses in children has catapulted a
greater involvement of researchers, especially for illnesses like acute lower respiratory tract …