Development of the Respiratory Index of Severity in Children (RISC) Score among Young Children with Respiratory Infections in South Africa

Carrie Reed; Shabir A. Madhi; Keith P. Klugman; Locadiah Kuwanda; Justin R. Ortiz; Lyn Finelli; Alicia M. Fry

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0027793

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Development of the Respiratory Index of Severity in Children (RISC) Score among Young Children with Respiratory Infections in South Africa

Carrie Reed ,

* E-mail: creed1@cdc.gov

Affiliations Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
⨯
Shabir A. Madhi,

Affiliations Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation, Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Medical Research Council, University of the Witwatersrand, Bertsham, South Africa, Hubert Department of Public Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
⨯
Keith P. Klugman,

Affiliations Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation, Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Medical Research Council, University of the Witwatersrand, Bertsham, South Africa, Hubert Department of Public Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
⨯
Locadiah Kuwanda,

Affiliation Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation, Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Medical Research Council, University of the Witwatersrand, Bertsham, South Africa
⨯
Justin R. Ortiz,

Affiliations Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
⨯
Lyn Finelli,

Affiliation Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
⨯
Alicia M. Fry

Affiliation Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
⨯

Development of the Respiratory Index of Severity in Children (RISC) Score among Young Children with Respiratory Infections in South Africa

Carrie Reed,
Shabir A. Madhi,
Keith P. Klugman,
Locadiah Kuwanda,
Justin R. Ortiz,
Lyn Finelli,
Alicia M. Fry

Published: January 4, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027793

About the Authors

Carrie Reed

* E-mail: creed1@cdc.gov

Affiliations Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Shabir A. Madhi

Affiliations Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation, Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Medical Research Council, University of the Witwatersrand, Bertsham, South Africa, Hubert Department of Public Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Keith P. Klugman

Locadiah Kuwanda

Affiliation Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation, Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Medical Research Council, University of the Witwatersrand, Bertsham, South Africa

Justin R. Ortiz

Affiliations Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Lyn Finelli

Affiliation Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Alicia M. Fry

Affiliation Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CR SM KPK LK LF AMF. Analyzed the data: CR JRO. Wrote the paper: CR AMF.

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

Medical risk factors
Is the Subject Area "Medical risk factors" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
HIV infections
Is the Subject Area "HIV infections" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
HIV
Is the Subject Area "HIV" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Pneumonia
Is the Subject Area "Pneumonia" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Death rates
Is the Subject Area "Death rates" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
HIV vaccines
Is the Subject Area "HIV vaccines" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Oxygen
Is the Subject Area "Oxygen" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Children
Is the Subject Area "Children" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.