Bronchiolitis and pneumonia requiring hospitalization in young first nations children in Northern Ontario, Canada

High rates of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), including bronchiolitis and pneumonia, have been reported in Inuit infants living in arctic Canada. We examined rates of LRTI in First Nations Canadian infants living in the Sioux Lookout Zone, in Northern Ontario. A retrospective review of hos...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2014-10, Vol.33 (10), p.1023-1026
Hauptverfasser: McCuskee, Sarah, Kirlew, Michael, Kelly, Len, Fewer, Sonya, Kovesi, Thomas
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:High rates of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), including bronchiolitis and pneumonia, have been reported in Inuit infants living in arctic Canada. We examined rates of LRTI in First Nations Canadian infants living in the Sioux Lookout Zone, in Northern Ontario. A retrospective review of hospital admissions for LRTI during a 5-year period, in patients
ISSN:0891-3668
1532-0987
DOI:10.1097/INF.0000000000000361