Epidemiology of Hypoxic Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children Under 5 Years of Age: An Observational Study in Northern India

• Main Authors: Shally Awasthi (Author), Tuhina Rastogi (Author), Anuj Kumar Pandey (Author), Chittaranjan Roy (Author), Kripanath Mishra (Author), Neelam Verma (Author), Chandra Bhushan Kumar (Author), Pankaj Kumar Jain (Author), Rajesh Yadav (Author), Abhishek Chauhan (Author), Namita Mohindra (Author), Ram Chandra Shukla (Author), Monika Agarwal (Author), Chandra Mani Pandey (Author), Neera Kohli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundCommunity-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of under-five mortality in India. An increased risk of mortality has been reported in cases of hypoxic pneumonia.MethodsThe primary objective of this study was to assess the proportion of children aged 2-59 months, hospitalized with h...