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Clinical predictors of hypoxic pneumonia in children from the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: secondary analysis of two prospective observational studies

Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in young children globally and is prevalent in the Papua New Guinea highlands. We investigated clinical predictors of hypoxic pneumonia to inform local treatment guidelines in this resource-limited setting.

Citation:
Britton KJ, Pomat W, Sapura J, ……. Moore HC, Kirkham LA, Richmond PC, Chan J, Lehmann D, Russell FM, Blyth CC. Clinical predictors of hypoxic pneumonia in children from the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: secondary analysis of two prospective observational studies. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2024;45

Keywords:
Child; Clinical signs; Hypoxaemia; Papua New Guinea; Pneumonia

Abstract:
Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in young children globally and is prevalent in the Papua New Guinea highlands. We investigated clinical predictors of hypoxic pneumonia to inform local treatment guidelines in this resource-limited setting.