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clinical predictors of hypoxaemia in gambian children with acute lower respiratory tract infection: prospective cohort study.to determine clinical correlates and outcome of hypoxaemia in children admitted to hospital with an acute lower respiratory tract infection.19999880280
the etiology of pneumonia in malnourished and well-nourished gambian children.during a 2-year period 159 malnourished children ages 3 months to 5 years with radiologic evidence of pneumonia were investigated to determine the cause of their pneumonia. in addition 119 malnourished children without pneumonia, 119 well-nourished children with pneumonia and 52 well-nourished children without pneumonia were studied as controls. percutaneous lung aspiration was performed on 35 malnourished and 59 well-nourished children with pneumonia. bacteria were isolated from the blood, lung ...19947845751
association between hiv-2 infection and genital ulcer diseases among male sexually transmitted disease patients in the gambia.to investigate whether genital ulcer diseases are cofactors which enhance the transmission of hiv-2 in west africa.19921616655
seasonal variation of paediatric diseases in the gambia, west africa.in a 3-year prospective study of 9584 consecutive paediatric admissions to the royal victoria hospital in banjul, the gambia, we examined the impact of seasonal variations in childhood diseases. the four principal diseases (falciparum malaria, pneumonia, gastro-enteritis and malnutrition) all peaked in september to october following the rainy season. the mortality rate was also higher in the rainy season than in the dry season. of the 1525 children with cerebral malaria, 83% were admitted during ...19937687109
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