Acute respiratory infection and associated factors among young children presenting to hospital in Sierra Leone
Morie Vandi, Troy D Moon, Gustavo Amorim, John S Schieffelin, Robert J Samuels · 2026
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Morie Vandi and co-authors ran a year of surveillance on babies admitted with chest infections to Kenema Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. Their 2026 study enrolled children under two years old between October 2020 and October 2021, within two days of admission, all with at least one breathing symptom.
Nose and throat swabs from 502 children were tested with a panel that detects many viruses at once. At least one virus turned up in 376 children, 74.9 percent of those enrolled. Younger age linked with more severe illness in the analysis, which also hunted maternal, infant, and household factors behind severity, data meant to guide vaccine and care priorities in a high-burden country.
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| CREATOR | Morie Vandi, Troy D Moon, Gustavo Amorim, John S Schieffelin, Robert J Samuels |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34373 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |