Epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia among hospitalised children in Indonesia: a multicentre, prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify aetiologies of childhood community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) based on a comprehensive diagnostic approach.

Design

'Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research-Pneumonia in Paediatrics (PEER-PePPeS)' study was an observational prospective cohort study conducted from July 2017 to September 2019.

Setting

Government referral teaching hospitals and satellite sites in three cities in Indonesia: Semarang, Yogyakarta and Tangerang.

Participants

Hospitalised children aged 2-59 months who met the criteria for pneumonia were eligible. Children were excluded if they had been hospitalised for >24 hours; had malignancy or history of malignancy; a history of long-term (>2 months) steroid therapy, or conditions that might interfere with compliance wit

SUBMITTER: Lokida D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9214401 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature