Derivation and validation of a clinical prediction model for risk-stratification of children hospitalized with severe pneumonia in Bangladesh.

• Main Authors: Gazi Md Salahuddin Mamun (Author), Michael Zou (Author), Monira Sarmin (Author), Ben J Brintz (Author), Abu Sayem Mirza Md Hasibur Rahman (Author), Irin Parvin (Author), Mst Mahmuda Ackhter (Author), Mohammod Jobayer Chisti (Author), Daniel T Leung (Author), Lubaba Shahrin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Children with severe pneumonia in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) suffer from high rates of treatment failure despite appropriate World Health Organization (WHO)-directed antibiotic treatment. Developing a clinical prediction rule for treatment failure may allow early identification of high...