[HTML][HTML] Challenges in the diagnosis of paediatric pneumonia in intervention field trials: recommendations from a pneumonia field trial working group

D Goodman, ME Crocker, F Pervaiz… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Pneumonia is a leading killer of children younger than 5 years despite high vaccination
coverage, improved nutrition, and widespread implementation of the Integrated …

Tuberculosis in children with severe acute malnutrition

BJ Vonasek, KK Radtke, P Vaz, WC Buck… - Expert review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction With growing attention globally to the childhood tuberculosis epidemic after
decades of neglect, and with the burden of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remaining …

[HTML][HTML] Liquefied petroleum gas or biomass for cooking and effects on birth weight

TF Clasen, HH Chang, LM Thompson… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Exposure during pregnancy to household air pollution caused by the burning of
solid biomass fuel is associated with adverse health outcomes, including low birth weight …

[HTML][HTML] Preliminary report from the World Health Organisation chest radiography in epidemiological studies project

N Mahomed, N Fancourt, J De Campo, M De Campo… - Pediatric …, 2017 - Springer
Childhood pneumonia is among the leading infectious causes of mortality in children
younger than 5 years of age globally. Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is the …

Design and rationale of the HAPIN study: a multicountry randomized controlled trial to assess the effect of liquefied petroleum gas stove and continuous fuel …

T Clasen, W Checkley, JL Peel… - Environmental …, 2020 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Globally, nearly 3 billion people rely on solid fuels for cooking and heating, the
vast majority residing in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). The resulting household …

[HTML][HTML] The need for COVID-19 research in low-and middle-income countries

M Gupta, B Wahl, B Adhikari, N Bar-Zeev… - Global health research …, 2020 - Springer
In the early months of the pandemic, most reported cases and deaths due to COVID-19
occurred in high-income countries. However, insufficient testing could have led to an …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Cooking with Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass on Stunting in Infants

W Checkley, LM Thompson, SS Sinharoy… - … England Journal of …, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Household air pollution is associated with stunted growth in infants. Whether
the replacement of biomass fuel (eg, wood, dung, or agricultural crop waste) with liquefied …

[HTML][HTML] Liquefied petroleum gas or biomass cooking and severe infant pneumonia

ED McCollum, JP McCracken, MA Kirby… - … England Journal of …, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Exposure to household air pollution is a risk factor for severe pneumonia. The
effect of replacing biomass cookstoves with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cookstoves on …

Inadequate coordination of maternal and infant HIV services detrimentally affects early infant diagnosis outcomes in Lilongwe, Malawi

M Braun, MM Kabue, ED McCollum… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To assess the continuity of care and outcome of pediatric HIV prevention, testing,
and treatment services, focusing on early infant diagnosis with DNA polymerase chain …

Computerized lung sound screening for pediatric auscultation in noisy field environments

D Emmanouilidou, ED McCollum… - IEEE Transactions …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Goal: Chest auscultations offer a non-invasive and low-cost tool for monitoring lung disease.
However, they present many shortcomings, including inter-listener variability, subjectivity …