Respiratory infections in children born preterm in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Studies from high-income countries indicates that infants born preterm are at increased risk of respiratory infections; however in the low and middle-income countries (LMICs) data are limited. Our aim was to systematically review the studies evaluating the risk of respiratory infections in preterm children born in LMICs.

Methods

We searched Medline, PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, and Psych-INFO databases for studies reporting respiratory outcomes in children born preterm in LMICs. Two authors extracted the data and evaluated the risk of bias with appropriate assessment methods independently.

Results

Twelve observational studies evaluating 5969 children were included in the review. The risk of lower respiratory tract i

SUBMITTER: Diggikar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9825919 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature