Open AccessPostmortem Study of Cause of Death Among Children Hospitalized With Respiratory Illness in Kenya
Author(s) -
Henry Njuguna,
Sherif R. Zaki,
Drucilla J. Roberts,
Emily Rogena,
Edwin Walong,
Corinne L. Fligner,
M. Kelly Keating,
Andrew Gachii,
Elizabeth MalecheObimbo,
Grace Irimu,
John Mathaiya,
Noelle Orata,
Rosemarie Lopokoiyit,
Jackson Michuki,
Gideon O. Emukule,
Clayton Onyango,
Stella Gikunju,
Collins Owuor,
Peter Muturi,
Milka Bunei,
Maria G. S. Carvalho,
Barry S. Fields,
Joshua A. Mott,
MarcAlain Widdowson,
Sandra S. Chaves
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.0000000000003159
Subject(s) - medicine , cause of death , pneumonia , etiology , vaccination , streptococcus pneumoniae , tuberculosis , pediatrics , immunology , disease , pathology , biology , bacteria , genetics
In resource-limited settings, acute respiratory infections continue to be the leading cause of death in young children. We conducted postmortem investigations in children <5 years hospitalized with a clinical diagnosis of respiratory disease at Kenya's largest referral hospital.