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Pneumonia in severely malnourished children in developing countries – mortality risk, aetiology and validity of WHO clinical signs: a systematic review

Authored by:

Chisti, M.J., Tebruegge, M., La Vincente, S., et al.

Full Citation:

Chisti, M.J., Tebruegge, M., La Vincente, S., et al. 2009. Pneumonia in severely malnourished children in developing countries – mortality risk, aetiology and validity of WHO clinical signs: a systematic review. Tropical Medicine and International Health. 14(10).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Children with malnutrition are at greater risk of death from vaccine-preventable diseases than are children with no significant signs of malnourishment.

Key Evidence: Findings of a systematic review evaluating the relationship between pneumonia and malnourishment found that severely malnourished children in developing countries had 2.5 to 15 times the risk of death. For children with moderate malnutrition, the risk of death ranged from 1.2 to 36.