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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.

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

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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.

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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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