Open AccessIntroduction to the Site-specific Etiologic Results From the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) Study
Author(s) -
Maria Deloria Knoll,
Christine Prosperi,
Henry C. Baggett,
W. Abdullah Brooks,
Daniel R. Feikin,
Laura L. Hammitt,
Stephen R. C. Howie,
Karen L. Kotloff,
Shabir A. Madhi,
David R. Murdoch,
J. Anthony G. Scott,
Donald M Thea,
Katherine L. O’Brien
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.0000000000002778
Subject(s) - etiology , pneumonia , medicine , malnutrition , disease , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , pathology
The Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study evaluated the etiology of severe and very severe pneumonia in children hospitalized in 7 African and Asian countries. Here, we summarize the highlights of in-depth site-specific etiology analyses published separately in this issue, including how etiology varies by age, mortality status, malnutrition, severity, HIV status, and more. These site-specific results impart important lessons that can inform disease control policy implications.