Open AccessThe Etiology of Pneumonia in Zambian Children
Author(s) -
Lawrence Mwananyanda,
Donald M Thea,
James Chipeta,
Geoffrey Kwenda,
Justin Mulindwa,
Musaku Mwenechanya,
Christine Prosperi,
Melissa M Higdon,
Meredith Haddix,
Laura L. Hammitt,
Daniel R. Feikin,
David R. Murdoch,
Katherine L. O’Brien,
Maria Deloria Knoll,
James Mwansa,
Somwe Wa Somwe,
Phil Seidenberg
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002652
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , pneumonia , human metapneumovirus , pediatrics , population , epidemiology , respiratory tract infections , respiratory system , environmental health
Childhood pneumonia in developing countries is the foremost cause of morbidity and death. Fresh information on etiology is needed, considering the changing epidemiology of pneumonia in the setting of greater availability of effective vaccines, changing antibiotic use and improved access to care. We report here the Zambia site results of the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health study on the etiology of pneumonia among HIV-uninfected children in Lusaka, Zambia.