Reducing the global burden of acute lower respiratory infections in children: the contribution of new diagnostics

Yee-Wei Lim (), Mark Steinhoff, Federico Girosi, Douglas Holtzman, Harry Campbell, Rob Boer, Robert Black and Kim Mulholland
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Yee-Wei Lim: RAND Corporation
Mark Steinhoff: John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Federico Girosi: RAND Corporation
Douglas Holtzman: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Harry Campbell: University of Edinburgh, Old College
Rob Boer: RAND Corporation
Robert Black: John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Kim Mulholland: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Nature, 2006, vol. 444, issue 1, 9-18

Abstract: Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) are the primary killer of children in developing countries. Many children with ALRIs are not properly diagnosed, and overuse of antibiotics has led to increasing drug resistance. The introduction of simple and widely accessible diagnostic tests could significantly reduce deaths among children with ALRIs and reduce the inappropriate use of antibiotics.

Date: 2006
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