Challenges of COVID-19 in children in low-and middle-income countries

HJ Zar, J Dawa, GB Fischer… - Paediatric respiratory …, 2020 - Elsevier
As the coronavirus pandemic extends to low and middle income countries (LMICs), there are
growing concerns about the risk of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in populations with high …

Global burden of respiratory infections associated with seasonal influenza in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study

X Wang, Y Li, KL O'brien, SA Madhi… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Seasonal influenza virus is a common cause of acute lower respiratory infection
(ALRI) in young children. In 2008, we estimated that 20 million influenza-virus-associated …

Prevalence of pneumonia and its associated factors among under-five children in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Beletew, M Bimerew, A Mengesha, M Wudu… - BMC pediatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background Pneumonia is defined as an acute inflammation of the Lungs' parenchymal
structure. It is a major public health problem and the leading cause of morbidity and mortality …

Incidence of community-acquired pneumonia in urban China: a national population-based study

Y Sun, H Li, Z Pei, S Wang, J Feng, L Xu, P Gao, B Cao… - Vaccine, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the major global health
problems worldwide. However, the epidemiological information of CAP is limited in China …

The prevalence and determinants of vitamin D deficiency in Indonesian infants at birth and six months of age

V Oktaria, SM Graham, R Triasih, Y Soenarto… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Vitamin D deficiency in infants has been associated with an increased risk of a
number of diseases but there are limited data on the prevalence and determinants of vitamin …

Incidence and risk factors for severe pneumonia in children hospitalized with pneumonia in Ujjain, India

SK Kasundriya, M Dhaneria, A Mathur… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Childhood pneumonia is a major public health problem. The aim of this prospective hospital-
based study is to determine the incidence and risk factors for community-acquired severe …

Predictive value of pulse oximetry for mortality in infants and children presenting to primary care with clinical pneumonia in rural Malawi: a data linkage study

T Colbourn, C King, J Beard, T Phiri, M Mdala… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The mortality impact of pulse oximetry use during infant and childhood
pneumonia management at the primary healthcare level in low-income countries is …

Randomized trial of amoxicillin for pneumonia in Pakistan

F Jehan, I Nisar, S Kerai, B Balouch… - … England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends oral amoxicillin for
patients who have pneumonia with tachypnea, yet trial data indicate that not using …

Effects of high altitude on respiratory rate and oxygen saturation reference values in healthy infants and children younger than 2 years in four countries: a cross …

ME Crocker, S Hossen, D Goodman… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background In resource-limited settings, pneumonia diagnosis and management are based
on thresholds for respiratory rate (RR) and oxyhaemoglobin saturation (SpO 2) …

Impact of obesity on the increasing incidence of type 1 diabetes

R Buzzetti, S Zampetti, P Pozzilli - Diabetes, Obesity and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Published estimates of the incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children in the last decade
varies between 2% and 4% per annum. If this trend continued, the disease incidence would …