[HTML][HTML] Global and regional burden of hospital admissions for severe acute lower respiratory infections in young children in 2010: a systematic analysis

H Nair, EAF Simġes, I Rudan, BD Gessner… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background The annual number of hospital admissions and in-hospital deaths due to
severe acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in young children worldwide is unknown …

[HTML][HTML] Estimates of possible severe bacterial infection in neonates in sub-Saharan Africa, south Asia, and Latin America for 2012: a systematic review and meta …

AC Seale, H Blencowe, AA Manu, H Nair… - The Lancet infectious …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Bacterial infections are a leading cause of the 2· 9 million annual neonatal
deaths. Treatment is usually based on clinical diagnosis of possible severe bacterial …

[HTML][HTML] Global burden of respiratory infections associated with seasonal influenza in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study

X Wang, Y Li, KL O'brien, SA Madhi… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Seasonal influenza virus is a common cause of acute lower respiratory infection
(ALRI) in young children. In 2008, we estimated that 20 million influenza-virus-associated …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and etiology of childhood pneumonia in 2010: estimates of incidence, severe morbidity, mortality, underlying risk factors and causative …

I Rudan, KL O'brien, H Nair, L Liu… - Journal of global …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The recent series of reviews conducted within the Global Action Plan for
Pneumonia and Diarrhoea (GAPPD) addressed epidemiology of the two deadly diseases at …

Quality of hospital care for seriously ill children in less-developed countries

T Nolan, P Angos, AJLA Cunha, L Muhe, S Qazi… - The Lancet, 2001 - thelancet.com
Background Improving the quality of care for sick children referred to hospitals in less-
developed countries may lead to better outcomes, including reduced mortality. Data are …

Neonatal sepsis: a major global public health challenge

SA Qazi, BJ Stoll - The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Neonatal mortality is increasingly recognized as an important global public health challenge
that must be addressed if we are to reduce child health disparities between rich and poor …

Oral amoxicillin versus injectable penicillin for severe pneumonia in children aged 3 to 59 months: a randomised multicentre equivalency study

E Addo-Yobo, N Chisaka, M Hassan, P Hibberd… - The Lancet, 2004 - thelancet.com
Background Injectable penicillin is the recommended treatment for WHO-defined severe
pneumonia (lower chest indrawing). If oral amoxicillin proves equally effective, it could …

Ambulatory short-course high-dose oral amoxicillin for treatment of severe pneumonia in children: a randomised equivalency trial

T Hazir, LAM Fox, YB Nisar, MP Fox, YP Ashraf… - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background WHO case management guidelines for severe pneumonia involve referral to
hospital for treatment with parenteral antibiotics. If equally as effective as parenteral …

[HTML][HTML] Causes and incidence of community-acquired serious infections among young children in south Asia (ANISA): an observational cohort study

SK Saha, SJ Schrag, S El Arifeen, LC Mullany… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background More than 500 000 neonatal deaths per year result from possible serious
bacterial infections (pSBIs), but the causes are largely unknown. We investigated the …

[HTML][HTML] Count every newborn; a measurement improvement roadmap for coverage data

SG Moxon, H Ruysen, KJ Kerber, A Amouzou… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background The Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP), launched in 2014, aims to
end preventable newborn deaths and stillbirths, with national targets of≤ 12 neonatal …