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. 2019 May;38(5):525-527.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002168.

Predictors of Poor Outcomes Among Infants With Respiratory Syncytial Virus-associated Acute Lower Respiratory Infection in Botswana

Sweta M Patel  1 , Lisa Spees  2 , Marek Smieja  3 , Kathy Luinstra  3 , Andrew P Steenhoff  4   5 , Kristen A Feemster  4   5 , Tonya Arscott-Mills  4   6 , Sefelani Boiditswe  6 , Mohamed Z Patel  7 , Samir S Shah  8   9 , Coleen K Cunningham  10 , Matthew S Kelly  10
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Predictors of Poor Outcomes Among Infants With Respiratory Syncytial Virus-associated Acute Lower Respiratory Infection in Botswana

Sweta M Patel et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 May.

Abstract

Among children 1-23 months of age with respiratory syncytial virus-associated acute lower respiratory infection in Botswana, young age (<6 months), household use of wood as a cooking fuel, moderate or severe malnutrition and oxygen saturation <90% on room air were independent predictors of clinical nonresponse at 48 hours. Among HIV-uninfected infants less than six months of age, HIV exposure was associated with a higher risk of in-hospital mortality.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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