Childhood Pneumonia Diagnostics in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.

Olutobi Babatope Ojuawo Pui-Ying Iroh Tam

Published in: Journal of tropical pediatrics (2022)

Microbiological investigations are the most employed diagnostic methods for childhood pneumonia in SSA. More studies are required to evaluate the potential use of serum biomarkers; either singly or in combination with the goal of discriminating bacterial and viral childhood pneumonia.

Keyphrases

early life
childhood cancer
respiratory failure
sars cov
community acquired pneumonia
intensive care unit
risk assessment
human health
case control
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation