TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute lower respiratory tract infections in hospitalized patients with diarrhea in Dhaka, Bangladesh
AU - Rahman, Mahbubur
AU - Huq, Farida
AU - Sack, David A.
AU - Butler, Thomas
AU - Azad, A. K.
AU - Alam, Ashraful
AU - Nahar, Nurun
AU - Islam, Motiul
N1 - Funding Information:
Financial support for this research was provided by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council by means ofa grant from the Office of the Science Advisor, Agency for International Development.
PY - 1990/11
Y1 - 1990/11
N2 - This study focused on 401 children <5 years old who were hospitalized with acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI) and diarrhea in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and who were investigated for the presence of both bacterial and viral respiratory tract pathogens as well as for selected diarrheal pathogens. The most common manifestations ofALRI were pneumonia (374 cases), bronchiolitis (12 cases), and tracheobronchitis (11 cases). The majority (77%) of the illnesses were in children <2 years of age, and 88% of the children were malnourished. A respiratory tract pathogen was identified in 30% of the patients, and a diarrheal pathogen was identified in 34%. The overall case-fatality rate in children with ALRI and diarrhea was 8%. The case-fatality rate was 14% in children with bacterial pneumonia and diarrhea, 3% in those with viral pneumonia and diarrhea, and 14% in malnourished children with shigellosis and ALRI. The most common respiratory tract pathogens were respiratory syncytial virus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, influenza viruses, and Haemophilus influenzae type b.
AB - This study focused on 401 children <5 years old who were hospitalized with acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI) and diarrhea in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and who were investigated for the presence of both bacterial and viral respiratory tract pathogens as well as for selected diarrheal pathogens. The most common manifestations ofALRI were pneumonia (374 cases), bronchiolitis (12 cases), and tracheobronchitis (11 cases). The majority (77%) of the illnesses were in children <2 years of age, and 88% of the children were malnourished. A respiratory tract pathogen was identified in 30% of the patients, and a diarrheal pathogen was identified in 34%. The overall case-fatality rate in children with ALRI and diarrhea was 8%. The case-fatality rate was 14% in children with bacterial pneumonia and diarrhea, 3% in those with viral pneumonia and diarrhea, and 14% in malnourished children with shigellosis and ALRI. The most common respiratory tract pathogens were respiratory syncytial virus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, influenza viruses, and Haemophilus influenzae type b.
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U2 - 10.1093/clinids/12.Supplement_8.S899
DO - 10.1093/clinids/12.Supplement_8.S899
M3 - Article
C2 - 2270412
AN - SCOPUS:0025516002
VL - 12
SP - S899-S906
JO - Clinical Infectious Diseases
JF - Clinical Infectious Diseases
SN - 1058-4838
ER -