scholarly journals Diarrhea as a risk factor for acute lower respiratory tract infections among young children in low income settings

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christa L. Fischer Walker ◽  
Jamie Perin ◽  
Joanne Katz ◽  
James M. Tielsch ◽  
Robert E. Black
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Tract Infections

scholarly journals Anemia as a Risk Factor for Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Children Below Five Years of Age

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-8
Author(s):  
Henish Shakya ◽  
Saurav Singh ◽  
Ashish Lakhey
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
P Value ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Tract Infections

Introduction: Lower respiratory tract infection is a major cause of death in children in a developing country and anemia is found to be one of the commonest associated cofactors. This study was aimed to determine association of anemia in children with lower respiratory tract infections.Materials and Methods: The retrospective study was done over a one-year period for children under 5 years of age, admitted in Pediatric Ward of a tertiary Hospital in Lalitpur. The study included 100 diagnosed cases of lower respiratory tract infections as per WHO criteria and 100 age and sex matched patients who did not have respiratory complaints as controls, excluding prematurity, chronic diseases, malnutrition and severe systemic illness. Appropriate clinical history, examination routine investigations like hemoglobin, peripheral smear, and Chest X-ray were included.Results: The age distribution maximum children were in the age group of 3 months to 23 months with significant association with prevalence of both pneumonia (p value 0.005) and anemia (p value 0.002). Anemia was found to be a significant risk factor for LRTI (p value < 0.001) with odds ratio of 2.68 and 95% CI (1.51 – 4.75).Conclusions: Anemia was significantly found to be associated with lower respiratory tract infections and these children were found to be 2.68 times more susceptible to lower respiratory tract infections. Early diagnosis and prevention of anemia is thus important to reduce the incidence of lower respiratory tract infections in children.Nepalese Medical Journal. vol.1, No. 1, 2018, page: 5-8

Low to Medium WU-Virus Titers in Young Children with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Intervirology ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 444-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Kleines ◽  
Simone Scheithauer ◽  
Meike Hengst ◽  
Dagmar Honnef ◽  
Klaus Ritter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Tract Infections

Economic impact of community-acquired and nosocomial lower respiratory tract infections in young children in Germany

2005 ◽  
Vol 164 (10) ◽  
pp. 607-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgit Ehlken ◽  
Gabriele Ihorst ◽  
Barbara Lippert ◽  
Angela Rohwedder ◽  
Gudula Petersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Tract Infections
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