Background Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of bacterial pneumonia,
meningitis, and sepsis in children worldwide. However, many countries lack national …

Objectives To provide a summary of evidence for the diagnostic accuracies of three
multiplex PCR systems (mPCRs)—BioFire FilmArray RP (FilmArray), Nanosphere Verigene …

Studies have demonstrated that at least 20% of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2
remain asymptomatic,,–. Although most global efforts have focused on severe illness in …

Chest X-ray is the most common radiology examinations for the diagnosis of thoracic
diseases. However, due to the complexity of pathological abnormalities and lack of detailed …

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the health of the world's population in
2004. Consistent and comparative description of the burden of diseases and injuries is an …

Childhood pneumonia is the leading single cause of mortality in children aged less than 5
years. The incidence in this age group is estimated to be 0.29 episodes per child-year in …

Background Child survival efforts can be effective only if they are based on accurate
information about causes of deaths. Here, we report on a 4-year effort by WHO to improve …

The World Health Report 2003: Shaping the Futurepredicts that major global health
improvements will be achieved in the next few years. Dr Jong-Wook Lee, Director-General of …

Public health programmes need to work together so that all families have access to a
continuum of care that extends from pregnancy (and even before) through childbirth and on …

changing history The World Health Report 2004 Page 1 changing history The World Health
Report 2004 World Health Organization c h a n g in g h istory T he W o rld H e alth R ep o rt …