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2270407

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-2-19
pubmed:abstractText
The diagnosis and epidemiology of acute respiratory tract infection (ARI) in 199 children less than 5 years old were investigated in Manila. As part of this study, children who were treated at one of two outpatient clinics for cough of less than 3 weeks' duration were studied to test the validity of the use of a respiratory rate (RR) of greater than 50/minute for identifying ARI of a severity necessitating treatment with antibiotics. In the first population, in which 69% of the children had radiologically confirmed pneumonia, the sensitivity of a RR of greater than 50/minute was 54%, the specificity was 84%, the false-positive rate was 16%, and the false-negative rate was 46%. In the second population, in which 29% of the children had pneumonia, the sensitivity and positive predictive values were low. The validity of a RR of greater than 50/minute may vary in populations with different prevalences of ARI.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0162-0886
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12 Suppl 8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S1081-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Respiratory rate greater than 50 per minute as a clinical indicator of pneumonia in Filipino children with cough.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Department of Health, Manila, Philippines.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.