Agrawal P B, Shendurnikar N, Shastri N J
Department of Paediatrics, Medical College, Baroda.
J Indian Med Assoc. 1995 Jul;93(7):271-2.
Acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 20-24% of childhood deaths in India. The present study investigated the host related risk factors in the outcome of pneumonia in 127 hospitalised children between the ages of 2 months and 5 years. The case fatality rate in the study was 11.8%. Presence of malnutrition is a significantly important factor for both increased duration of pneumonia and fatal outcome. Other factors for increased pneumonia mortality include the presence of associated illness and the severity of the pneumonia.
急性呼吸道感染（ARI）占印度儿童死亡人数的20%-24%。本研究调查了127名年龄在2个月至5岁之间住院儿童肺炎预后与宿主相关的危险因素。该研究中的病死率为11.8%。营养不良是导致肺炎病程延长和致命结局的一个极为重要的因素。其他导致肺炎死亡率增加的因素包括合并症的存在以及肺炎的严重程度。
