Particulate matter exposure predicts residence in high-risk areas for community acquired pneumonia among hospitalized children.

ABSTRACT: Particulate matter exposure is a risk factor for lower respiratory tract infection in children. Here, we investigated the geospatial patterns of community-acquired pneumonia and the impact of PM_2.5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 µm) on geospatial variability of pneumonia in children. We performed a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected population-based surveillance study data of community-acquired pneumonia hospitalizations among children <18 years residing in the Memphis metropolitan area, who were enrolled in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sponsored Etiology of Pneumonia in the Community (EPIC) study from January 2010 to June 2012. The outcome measure, residence in high- and low-risk areas for community-acquired pneumonia, was

SUBMITTER: Oyana TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8424632 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature