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Chest radiograph findings in children aged 2-59 months hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia, prior to the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in India: a prospective multisite observational study.


ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The current study was a hospital-based surveillance of cases hospitalised with WHO-defined community-acquired pneumonia in children aged 2-59 months, to assess the radiological abnormalities in chest X-rays and to identify the demographic and clinical correlates of specific radiological abnormalities, in residents of prespecified districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India. DESIGN:Prospective, active, hospital-based surveillance. SETTING:Multisite study conducted in a network of 117 secondary/tertiary care hospitals in four districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India. PARTICIPANTS:Included were children aged 2-59 months, hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia, residing in the project district, with duration of illness <14 days and who had not been hospitalised elsewhere for this episode nor had been recruited previously. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE:Concordant radiological abnormalities in the chest X-rays. RESULTS:From January 2015 to April 2017, 3214 cases were recruited and in 99.40% (3195/3214) chest X-rays were available, among which 88.54% (2829/3195) were interpretable. Relevant radiological abnormalities were found in 34.53% (977/2829, 95% CI 32.78 to 36.28). These were primary end point pneumonia alone or with other infiltrates in 22.44% (635/2829, 95% CI 20.90% to 23.98%) and other infiltrates in 12.09% (342/2829; 95% CI 10.88% to 13.29%). There was a statistically significant interdistrict variation in radiological abnormalities. Statistically significantly higher proportion of abnormal chest X-rays were found in girls, those with weight-for-age z-score ?-3SD, longer duration of fever, pallor and with exposure to biomass fuel. CONCLUSIONS:Among hospitalised cases of community-acquired pneumonia, almost one-third children had abnormal chest radiographs, which were higher in females, malnourished children and those with longer illnesses; and an intra-district variation was observed.

SUBMITTER: Awasthi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7228527 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Chest radiograph findings in children aged 2-59 months hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia, prior to the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in India: a prospective multisite observational study.

Awasthi Shally S   Rastogi Tuhina T   Mishra Neha N   Chauhan Abhishek A   Mohindra Namita N   Shukla Ram Chandra RC   Agarwal Monika M   Pandey Chandra Mani CM   Kohli Neera N   Study Group Cap C  

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<h4>Objectives</h4>The current study was a hospital-based surveillance of cases hospitalised with WHO-defined community-acquired pneumonia in children aged 2-59 months, to assess the radiological abnormalities in chest X-rays and to identify the demographic and clinical correlates of specific radiological abnormalities, in residents of prespecified districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India.<h4>Design</h4>Prospective, active, hospital-based surveillance.<h4>Setting</h4>Multisite study conducted  ...[more]

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