Community-acquired pneumonia is one of the most lethal infectious diseases, especially for
infants and the elderly. Given the variety of causative agents, the accurate early detection of …

Background Knowledge of the risk factors for and causes of treatment failure and mortality in
childhood pneumonia is important for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment at an individual …

Auscultation, a cost-effective and non-invasive part of physical examination, is essential to
diagnose pediatric respiratory disorders. Electronic stethoscopes allow transmission …

This paper presents a novel approach for diagnosing Community-Acquired Pneumonia
(CAP) in children using single-channel photoplethysmography (PPG) using machine …

Respiratory disorders, being one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, account for
constant evolution in management technologies, resulting in the incorporation of artificial …

Objective To assess the safety and utility of a pragmatic clinical algorithm to guide rational
antibiotic use in children presenting with respiratory infection. Methods The effect of an …

Introduction The WHO's Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) algorithm for
diagnosis of child pneumonia relies on counting respiratory rate and observing respiratory …

Background Diagnosis of pneumonia remains challenging. Digitally recorded and remote
human classified lung sounds may offer benefits beyond conventional auscultation, but it is …

While chest auscultations provide an accessible and low-cost tool for pediatric pneumonia
diagnosis, its subjectivity and low reliability continues to hinder its inclusion in global …

Background Pulse oximeters are not routinely available in outpatient clinics in low-and
middle-income countries. We derived clinical scores to identify hypoxemic child pneumonia …