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3903945

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-12-9
pubmed:abstractText
Acute respiratory infections represent an important cause of mortality in developing countries, especially among malnourished infants. The microbial etiologies are numerous and complex. Since vaccines effective against the likely major pathogens in the youngest children are not available, the acute respiratory infection control programs designed by the World Health Organization are based on simple schemes to classify illness according to severity and to treat bacterial infections early, thus preventing severe complications. These programs require careful planning to anticipate and circumvent local problems, and their efficacy should be monitored with care. In addition, research is needed in many areas: definition of the spectrum of organisms involved and the pathogenesis of severe infection; delineation of markers that will accurately identify patients needing antibiotics or hospitalization; performance of controlled trials of intervention strategies that will unequivocally identify effective methods; design and production of new, simple, and inexpensive diagnostic tools; and development of vaccines that will be effective in the target populations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0162-0886
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
674-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Selective primary health care: strategies for control of disease in the developing world. XXI. Acute respiratory infections.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review