The etiology of childhood pneumonia in the Gambia: Findings from the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study

Background: Pneumonia remains the leading cause of death in young children globally. The changing epidemiology of pneumonia requires up-to-date data to guide both case management and prevention programs. The Gambia study site contributed a high child mortality, high pneumonia incidence, low HIV prev...

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Autores principales: Howie, S., Ebruke, B.E., McLellan, J.L., Knoll, Maria Deloria, Dione, Michel M., Feikin, D.R., Haddix, M., Hammitt, Laura L., Machuka, Eunice M., Murdoch, D.R., O’Brien, Katherine L., Ofordile, O., Olutunde, O.E., Parker, D., Prosperi, C., Salaudeen, R.A., Shamsul, A., Mackenzie, G., Antonio, M., Zaman, S.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Ovid Technologies 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114789
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author Howie, S.
Ebruke, B.E.
McLellan, J.L.
Knoll, Maria Deloria
Dione, Michel M.
Feikin, D.R.
Haddix, M.
Hammitt, Laura L.
Machuka, Eunice M.
Murdoch, D.R.
O’Brien, Katherine L.
Ofordile, O.
Olutunde, O.E.
Parker, D.
Prosperi, C.
Salaudeen, R.A.
Shamsul, A.
Mackenzie, G.
Antonio, M.
Zaman, S.
author_browse Antonio, M.
Dione, Michel M.
Ebruke, B.E.
Feikin, D.R.
Haddix, M.
Hammitt, Laura L.
Howie, S.
Knoll, Maria Deloria
Machuka, Eunice M.
Mackenzie, G.
McLellan, J.L.
Murdoch, D.R.
Ofordile, O.
Olutunde, O.E.
O’Brien, Katherine L.
Parker, D.
Prosperi, C.
Salaudeen, R.A.
Shamsul, A.
Zaman, S.
author_facet Howie, S.
Ebruke, B.E.
McLellan, J.L.
Knoll, Maria Deloria
Dione, Michel M.
Feikin, D.R.
Haddix, M.
Hammitt, Laura L.
Machuka, Eunice M.
Murdoch, D.R.
O’Brien, Katherine L.
Ofordile, O.
Olutunde, O.E.
Parker, D.
Prosperi, C.
Salaudeen, R.A.
Shamsul, A.
Mackenzie, G.
Antonio, M.
Zaman, S.
author_sort Howie, S.
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description Background: Pneumonia remains the leading cause of death in young children globally. The changing epidemiology of pneumonia requires up-to-date data to guide both case management and prevention programs. The Gambia study site contributed a high child mortality, high pneumonia incidence, low HIV prevalence, Haemophilus influenzae type b and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines-vaccinated rural West African setting to the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) Study. Methods: The PERCH study was a 7-country case-control study of the etiology of hospitalized severe pneumonia in children 1–59 months of age in low and middle-income countries. Culture and nucleic acid detection methods were used to test nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swabs, blood, induced sputum and, in selected cases, lung or pleural fluid aspirates. Etiology was determined by integrating case and control data from multiple specimens using the PERCH integrated analysis based on Bayesian probabilistic methods. Results: At The Gambia study site, 638 cases of World Health Organization-defined severe and very severe pneumonia (286 of which were chest radiograph [CXR]-positive and HIV-negative) and 654 age-frequency matched controls were enrolled. Viral causes predominated overall (viral 58% vs. bacterial 28%), and of CXR-positive cases respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) accounted for 37%, Streptococcus pneumoniae 13% and parainfluenza was responsible for 9%. Nevertheless, among very severe cases bacterial causes dominated (77% bacterial vs. 11% viral), led by S. pneumoniae (41%); Mycobacterium tuberculosis, not included in “bacterial”, accounted for 9%. 93% and 80% of controls ≥1 year of age were, respectively, fully vaccinated for age against Haemophilus influenzae and S. pneumoniae. Conclusions: Viral causes, notably RSV, predominated in The Gambia overall, but bacterial causes dominated the severest cases. Efforts must continue to prevent disease by optimizing access to existing vaccines, and to develop new vaccines, notably against RSV. A continued emphasis on appropriate case management of severe pneumonia remains important.
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spelling CGSpace1147892025-12-08T10:29:22Z The etiology of childhood pneumonia in the Gambia: Findings from the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study Howie, S. Ebruke, B.E. McLellan, J.L. Knoll, Maria Deloria Dione, Michel M. Feikin, D.R. Haddix, M. Hammitt, Laura L. Machuka, Eunice M. Murdoch, D.R. O’Brien, Katherine L. Ofordile, O. Olutunde, O.E. Parker, D. Prosperi, C. Salaudeen, R.A. Shamsul, A. Mackenzie, G. Antonio, M. Zaman, S. health Background: Pneumonia remains the leading cause of death in young children globally. The changing epidemiology of pneumonia requires up-to-date data to guide both case management and prevention programs. The Gambia study site contributed a high child mortality, high pneumonia incidence, low HIV prevalence, Haemophilus influenzae type b and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines-vaccinated rural West African setting to the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) Study. Methods: The PERCH study was a 7-country case-control study of the etiology of hospitalized severe pneumonia in children 1–59 months of age in low and middle-income countries. Culture and nucleic acid detection methods were used to test nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swabs, blood, induced sputum and, in selected cases, lung or pleural fluid aspirates. Etiology was determined by integrating case and control data from multiple specimens using the PERCH integrated analysis based on Bayesian probabilistic methods. Results: At The Gambia study site, 638 cases of World Health Organization-defined severe and very severe pneumonia (286 of which were chest radiograph [CXR]-positive and HIV-negative) and 654 age-frequency matched controls were enrolled. Viral causes predominated overall (viral 58% vs. bacterial 28%), and of CXR-positive cases respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) accounted for 37%, Streptococcus pneumoniae 13% and parainfluenza was responsible for 9%. Nevertheless, among very severe cases bacterial causes dominated (77% bacterial vs. 11% viral), led by S. pneumoniae (41%); Mycobacterium tuberculosis, not included in “bacterial”, accounted for 9%. 93% and 80% of controls ≥1 year of age were, respectively, fully vaccinated for age against Haemophilus influenzae and S. pneumoniae. Conclusions: Viral causes, notably RSV, predominated in The Gambia overall, but bacterial causes dominated the severest cases. Efforts must continue to prevent disease by optimizing access to existing vaccines, and to develop new vaccines, notably against RSV. A continued emphasis on appropriate case management of severe pneumonia remains important. 2021-09 2021-08-30T08:00:24Z 2021-08-30T08:00:24Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114789 en Open Access Ovid Technologies Howie, S., Ebruke, B.E., McLellan, J.L., Knoll, M.D., Dione, M.M., Feikin, D.R., Haddix, M., Hammitt, L.L., Machuka, E.M., Murdoch, D.R., O'Brien, K.L., Ofordile, O., Olutunde, O.E., Parker, D., Prosperi, C., Salaudeen, R.A., Shamsul, A., Mackenzie, G., Antonio, M. and Zaman, S. 2021. The etiology of childhood pneumonia in the Gambia: Findings from the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 40(9S): S7–S17.
spellingShingle health
Howie, S.
Ebruke, B.E.
McLellan, J.L.
Knoll, Maria Deloria
Dione, Michel M.
Feikin, D.R.
Haddix, M.
Hammitt, Laura L.
Machuka, Eunice M.
Murdoch, D.R.
O’Brien, Katherine L.
Ofordile, O.
Olutunde, O.E.
Parker, D.
Prosperi, C.
Salaudeen, R.A.
Shamsul, A.
Mackenzie, G.
Antonio, M.
Zaman, S.
The etiology of childhood pneumonia in the Gambia: Findings from the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study
title The etiology of childhood pneumonia in the Gambia: Findings from the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study
title_full The etiology of childhood pneumonia in the Gambia: Findings from the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study
title_fullStr The etiology of childhood pneumonia in the Gambia: Findings from the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study
title_full_unstemmed The etiology of childhood pneumonia in the Gambia: Findings from the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study
title_short The etiology of childhood pneumonia in the Gambia: Findings from the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study
title_sort etiology of childhood pneumonia in the gambia findings from the pneumonia etiology research for child health perch study
topic health
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114789
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