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Pneumonia in Children Under One Year: Current Guidelines Not Sufficient

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  • — 28 May, 2007
Pneumonia in Children Under One Year: Current Guidelines Not Sufficient
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Lisa McNally

LISA McNALLY, Institute of Child Health, London, and University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban

REFERENCE: The Lancet 2007; 369:1440-1451
A new study suggests that current guidelines for the treatment of severe pneumonia in children under one year should change. The investigation, which took place in South Africa, found that HIV status and polymicrobial disease were among the predictors for treatment failure, and these findings have implications for the guidelines drawn up by the WHO. Derek Thorne heard more from Lisa McNally, who worked with the Institute of Child Health in London, and the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban.

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