Post-Discharge Mortality in Children with Severe Malnutrition and Pneumonia in Bangladesh: e107663

Post-Discharge Mortality in Children with Severe Malnutrition and Pneumonia in Bangladesh: e107663

Background Post-discharge mortality among children with severe illness in resource-limited settings is under-recognized and there are limited data. We evaluated post-discharge mortality in a recently reported cohort of children with severe malnutrition and pneumonia, and identified characteristics a...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2014-09, Vol.9 (9)
Hauptverfasser: Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer, Graham, Stephen M, Duke, Trevor, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Faruque, Abu SyedGolam, Ashraf, Hasan, Bardhan, Pradip Kumar, Shahid, M SB, Shahunja, K M, Salam, Mohammed Abdus
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Zusammenfassung:Background Post-discharge mortality among children with severe illness in resource-limited settings is under-recognized and there are limited data. We evaluated post-discharge mortality in a recently reported cohort of children with severe malnutrition and pneumonia, and identified characteristics associated with an increased risk of death. Methods Young children (
ISSN:1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0107663