Should controls with respiratory symptoms be excluded from case-control studies of pneumonia etiology? Reflections from the PERCH study. by Higdon, MM, Hammitt, LL, Knoll, M, Baggett, HC, Brooks, WA, Howie, SRC, Kotloff, KL, Levine, OS, Madhi, SA, Murdoch, DR, Scott, JAG, Thea, DM, Driscoll, AJ, Karron, RA, Park, DE, Prosperi, C, Zeger, SL, O'Brien, KL, Feikin, DR

The etiology of pneumonia from analysis of lung aspirate and pleural fluid samples: Findings from the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study by Ebruke, BE, Deloria Knoll, M, Haddix, M, Zaman, SMA, Prosperi, C, Feikin, DR, Hammitt, LL, Levine, OS, O'Brien, KL, Murdoch, DR, Brooks, WA, Scott, JAG, Kotloff, KL, Madhi, SA, Thea, DM, Baillie, VL, Chisti, MJ, Dione, M, Driscoll, AJ, Fancourt, N, Karron, RA, Le, TT, Mohamed, S, Moore, DP, Morpeth, SC, Mwaba, J, Mwansa, J, Bin Shahid, ASMS, Sow, SO, Tapia, MD, Antonio, M, Howie, SRC

Standardization of clinical assessment and sample collection across All PERCH study sites by Crawley, J, Prosperi, C, Baggett, HC, Brooks, WA, Knoll, M, Hammitt, LL, Howie, SRC, Kotloff, KL, Levine, OS, Madhi, SA, Murdoch, DR, O'Brien, KL, Thea, DM, Awori, JO, Bunthi, C, DeLuca, AN, Driscoll, AJ, Ebruke, BE, Goswami, D, Hidgon, MM, Karron, RA, Kazungu, S, Kourouma, N, Mackenzie, G, Moore, DP, Mudau, A, Mwale, M, Nahar, K, Park, DE, Piralam, B, Seidenberg, P, Sylla, M, Feikin, DR, Scott, JAG

The diagnostic utility of induced sputum microscopy and culture in childhood pneumonia by Murdoch, DR, Morpeth, SC, Hammitt, LL, Driscoll, AJ, Watson, NL, Baggett, HC, Brooks, WA, Knoll, M, Feikin, DR, Kotloff, KL, Levine, OS, Madhi, SA, O’Brien, KL, Scott, JAG, Thea, DM, Adrian, PV, Ahmed, D, Alam, M, Awori, JO, DeLuca, AN, Higdon, MM, Karron, RA, Kwenda, G, Machuka, EM, Makprasert, S, McLellan, J, Moore, DP, Mwaba, J, Mwarumba, S, Park, DE, Prosperi, C, Sangwichian, O, Sissoko, S, Tapia, MD, Zeger, SL, Howie, SRC

The effect of antibiotic exposure and specimen volume on the detection of bacterial pathogens in children with pneumonia by Driscoll, AJ, Knoll, M, Hammitt, LL, Baggett, HC, Brooks, WA, Feikin, DR, Kotloff, KL, Levine, OS, Madhi, SA, O’Brien, KL, Scott, JAG, Thea, DM, Howie, SRC, Adrian, PV, Ahmed, D, DeLuca, AN, Ebruke, BE, Gitahi, C, Higdon, MM, Kaewpan, A, Karani, A, Karron, RA, Mazumder, R, McLellan, J, Moore, DP, Mwananyanda, L, Park, DE, Prosperi, C, Rhodes, J, Saifullah, M, Seidenberg, P, Sow, SO, Tamboura, B, Zeger, SL, Murdoch, DR

Chest radiograph findings in childhood pneumonia cases From the multisite PERCH Study. by Fancourt, N, Knoll, M, Baggett, HC, Brooks, WA, Feikin, DR, Hammitt, LL, Howie, SRC, Kotloff, KL, Levine, OS, Madhi, SA, Murdoch, DR, Scott, JAG, Thea, DM, Awori, JO, Barger-Kamate, B, Chipeta, J, DeLuca, AN, Diallo, M, Driscoll, AJ, Ebruke, BE, Higdon, MM, Jahan, Y, Karron, RA, Mahomed, N, Moore, DP, Nahar, K, Naorat, S, Ominde, MS, Park, DE, Prosperi, C, Somwe, S, Thamthitiwat, S, Zaman, SMA, Zeger, SL, O'Brien, KL

Density of upper respiratory colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae and Its role in the diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia among children aged <5 5 years in the PERCH study by Baggett, HC, Watson, NL, Knoll, M, Brooks, WA, Feikin, DR, Hammitt, LL, Howie, SRC, Kotloff, KL, Levine, OS, Madhi, SA, Murdoch, DR, Scott, JAG, Thea, DM, Antonio, M, Awori, JO, Baillie, VL, DeLuca, AN, Driscoll, AJ, Duncan, J, Ebruke, BE, Goswami, D, Higdon, MM, Karron, RA, Moore, DP, Morpeth, SC, Mulindwa, JM, Park, DE, Paveenkittiporn, W, Piralam, B, Prosperi, C, Sow, SO, Tapia, MD, Zaman, K, Zeger, SL, O'Brien, KL

Microscopic analysis and quality assessment of induced sputum from children with pneumonia in the PERCH study by Murdoch, DR, Morpeth, SC, Hammitt, LL, Driscoll, AJ, Watson, NL, Baggett, HC, Brooks, WA, Knoll, M, Feikin, DR, Kotloff, KL, Levine, OS, Madhi, SA, O’Brien, KL, Scott, JAG, Thea, DM, Ahmed, D, Awori, JO, DeLuca, AN, Ebruke, BE, Higdon, MM, Jorakate, P, Karron, RA, Kazungu, S, Kwenda, G, Hossain, L, Makprasert, S, Moore, DP, Mudau, A, Mwaba, J, Panchalingam, S, Park, DE, Prosperi, C, Salaudeen, R, Toure, A, Zeger, SL, Howie, SRC

Detection of pneumococcal DNA in blood by polymerase chain reaction for diagnosing pneumococcal pneumonia in young children From low- and middle-income countries by Morpeth, SC, Knoll, M, Scott, JAG, Park, DE, Watson, NL, Baggett, HC, Brooks, WA, Feikin, DR, Hammitt, LL, Howie, SRC, Kotloff, KL, Levine, OS, Madhi, SA, O’Brien, KL, Thea, DM, Adrian, PV, Ahmed, D, Antonio, M, Bunthi, C, DeLuca, AN, Driscoll, AJ, Githua, LP, Higdon, MM, Kahn, G, Karani, A, Karron, RA, Kwenda, G, Makprasert, S, Mazumder, R, Moore, DP, Mwansa, J, Nyongesa, S, Prosperi, C, Sow, SO, Tamboura, B, Whistler, T, Zeger, SL, Murdoch, DR

Is higher viral load in the upper respiratory tract associated with severe pneumonia? Findings from the PERCH study by Feikin, DR, Fu, W, Park, DE, Shi, Q, Higdon, MM, Baggett, HC, Brooks, WA, Knoll, M, Hammitt, LL, Howie, SRC, Kotloff, KL, Levine, OS, Madhi, SA, Scott, JAG, Thea, DM, Adrian, PV, Antonio, M, Awori, JO, Baillie, VL, DeLuca, AN, Driscoll, AJ, Ebruke, BE, Goswami, D, Karron, RA, Li, M, Morpeth, SC, Mwaba, J, Mwansa, J, Prosperi, C, Sawatwong, P, Sow, SO, Tapia, MD, Whistler, T, Zaman, K, Zeger, SL, Brien, KL, Murdoch, DR

Evaluation of pneumococcal load in blood by polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia in young children in the PERCH Study by Knoll, M, Morpeth, SC, Scott, JAG, Watson, NL, Park, DE, Baggett, HC, Brooks, WA, Feikin, DR, Hammitt, LL, Howie, SRC, Kotloff, KL, Levine, OS, O’Brien, KL, Thea, DM, Ahmed, D, Antonio, M, Awori, JO, Baillie, VL, Chipeta, J, Deluca, AN, Dione, M, Driscoll, AJ, Higdon, MM, Jatapai, A, Karron, RA, Mazumder, R, Moore, DP, Mwansa, J, Nyongesa, S, Prosperi, C, Seidenberg, P, Siludjai, D, Sow, SO, Tamboura, B, Zeger, SL, Murdoch, DR, Madhi, SA

Pertussis-associated pneumonia in infants and children from low- and middle-income countries participating in the PERCH study by Barger-Kamate, B, Knoll, M, Kagucia, EW, Prosperi, C, Baggett, HC, Brooks, WA, Feikin, DR, Hammitt, LL, Howie, SRC, Levine, OS, Madhi, SA, Scott, JAG, Thea, DM, Amornintapichet, T, Anderson, TP, Awori, JO, Baillie, VL, Chipeta, J, DeLuca, AN, Driscoll, AJ, Goswami, D, Higdon, MM, Hossain, L, Karron, RA, Maloney, S, Moore, DP, Morpeth, SC, Mwananyanda, L, Ofordile, O, Olutunde, E, Park, DE, Sow, SO, Tapia, MD, Murdoch, DR, O'Brien, KL, Kotloff, KL

Colonization density of the upper respiratory tract as a predictor of pneumonia—Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pneumocystis jirovecii by Park, DE, Baggett, HC, Howie, SRC, Shi, Q, Watson, NL, Brooks, WA, Knoll, M, Hammitt, LL, Kotloff, KL, Levine, OS, Madhi, SA, Murdoch, DR, O’Brien, KL, Scott, JAG, Thea, DM, Ahmed, D, Antonio, M, Baillie, VL, DeLuca, AN, Driscoll, AJ, Fu, W, Gitahi, CW, Olutunde, E, Higdon, MM, Hossain, L, Karron, RA, Maiga, AA, Maloney, SA, Moore, DP, Morpeth, SC, Mwaba, J, Mwenechanya, M, Prosperi, C, Sylla, M, Thamthitiwat, S, Zeger, SL, Feikin, DR

Limited utility of polymerase chain reaction in induced sputum specimens for determining the causes of childhood pneumonia in resource-poor settings: findings from the Pneumonia Et... by Thea, DM, Seidenberg, P, Park, DE, Mwananyanda, L, Fu, W, Shi, Q, Baggett, HC, Brooks, WA, Feikin, DR, Howie, SRC, Knoll, MD, Kotloff, KL, Levine, OS, Madhi, SA, O’Brien, KL, Scott, JAG, Antonio, M, Awori, JO, Baillie, VL, DeLuca, AN, Driscoll, AJ, Higdon, MM, Hossain, L, Jahan, Y, Karron, RA, Kazungu, S, Li, M, Moore, DP, Morpeth, SC, Ofordile, O, Prosperi, C, Sangwichian, O, Sawatwong, P, Sylla, M, Tapia, MD, Zeger, SL, Murdoch, DR, Hammitt, LL

Standardization of laboratory methods for the PERCH Study. by Driscoll, AJ, Karron, RA, Morpeth, SC, Bhat, N, Levine, OS, Baggett, HC, Brooks, WA, Feikin, DR, Hammitt, LL, Howie, SRC, Knoll, MD, Kotloff, KL, Madhi, SA, Scott, JAG, Thea, DM, Adrian, PV, Ahmed, D, Alam, M, Anderson, TP, Antonio, M, Baillie, VL, Dione, M, Endtz, HP, Gitahi, C, Karani, A, Kwenda, G, Maiga, AA, McClellan, J, Mitchell, JL, Morailane, P, Mugo, D, Mwaba, J, Mwansa, J, Mwarumba, S, Nyongesa, S, Panchalingam, S, Rahman, M, Sawatwong, P, Tamboura, B, Toure, A, Whistler, T, O'Brien, KL, Murdoch, DR