Open AccessEtiology and Clinical Characteristics of Severe Pneumonia Among Young Children in Thailand
Author(s) -
Charatdao Bunthi,
Julia Rhodes,
Somsak Thamthitiwat,
Melissa M Higdon,
Somchai Chuana,
Tussanee Amorninthapichet,
Wantana Paveenkittiporn,
Malinee Chittaganpitch,
Pongpun Sawatwong,
Laura L. Hammitt,
Daniel R. Feikin,
David R. Murdoch,
Maria Deloria-Knoll,
Katherine L. O’Brien,
Christine Prosperi,
Susan A. Maloney,
Henry C. Baggett,
Pasakorn Akarasewi
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.0000000000002768
Subject(s) - etiology , medicine , pneumonia , odds ratio , pediatrics , chest radiograph , epidemiology , lung
Pneumonia remains the leading cause of death among children <5 years of age beyond the neonatal period in Thailand. Using data from the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) Study, we provide a detailed description of pneumonia cases and etiology in Thailand to inform local treatment and prevention strategies in this age group.