Clinical predictors of hypoxic pneumonia in children from the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: secondary analysis of two prospective observational studiesResearch in context

• Main Authors: Kathryn J. Britton (Author), William Pomat (Author), Joycelyn Sapura (Author), John Kave (Author), Birunu Nivio (Author), Rebecca Ford (Author), Wendy Kirarock (Author), Hannah C. Moore (Author), Lea-Ann Kirkham (Author), Peter C. Richmond (Author), Jocelyn Chan (Author), Deborah Lehmann (Author), Fiona M. Russell (Author), Christopher C. Blyth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in young children globally and is prevalent in the Papua New Guinea highlands. We investigated clinical predictors of hypoxic pneumonia to inform local treatment guidelines in this resource-limited setting. Methods: Between 2013 and 2020,...