Heparin-Binding Protein Stratifies Mortality Risk Among Ugandan Children Hospitalized With Respiratory Distress.

Hridesh MishraNúria BalanzaCaroline FrancisKathleen ZhongJulie WrightAndrea L ConroyRobert O OpokaQuique BassatSophie NamasopoKevin C KainMichael T Hawkes

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2024)

Measuring HBP at presentation could help identify children at risk of severe and fatal pneumonia. Adding HBP to clinical scores could improve the recognition and triage of children with pneumonia at risk of death.

Keyphrases

young adults
binding protein
emergency department
intensive care unit
growth factor
drug induced