Aetiology, outcome, and risk factors for mortality among adults with acute pneumonia in Kenya.

BACKGROUND: Despite a substantial disease burden, there is little descriptive epidemiology of acute pneumonia in sub-Saharan Africa. We did this study to define the aetiology of acute pneumonia, to estimate mortality at convalescence, and to analyse mortality risk-factors. METHODS: We studied 281 K...

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Main Authors: Scott, J, Hall, A, Muyodi, C, Lowe, B, Ross, M, Chohan, B, Mandaliya, K, Getambu, E, Gleeson, F, Drobniewski, F, Marsh, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2000