Predicting Mortality among Hospitalized Children with Respiratory Illness in Western Kenya, 2009–2012

Gideon O. Emukule; Meredith McMorrow; Chulie Ulloa; Sammy Khagayi; Henry N. Njuguna; Deron Burton; Joel M. Montgomery; Philip Muthoka; Mark A. Katz; Robert F. Breiman; Joshua A. Mott

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0092968

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Predicting Mortality among Hospitalized Children with Respiratory Illness in Western Kenya, 2009–2012

Gideon O. Emukule ,

* E-mail: GEmukule@ke.cdc.gov

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya (KEMRI/CDC), Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya
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Meredith McMorrow,

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

Affiliation Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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Sammy Khagayi,

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya (KEMRI/CDC), Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya
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Henry N. Njuguna,

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya (KEMRI/CDC), Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya
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Deron Burton,

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya (KEMRI/CDC), Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya
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Joel M. Montgomery,

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya (KEMRI/CDC), Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya
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Philip Muthoka,

Affiliation Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, Division of Disease Surveillance and Response, Nairobi, Kenya
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Mark A. Katz,

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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Robert F. Breiman,

Affiliation Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Joshua A. Mott

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya (KEMRI/CDC), Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya
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Predicting Mortality among Hospitalized Children with Respiratory Illness in Western Kenya, 2009–2012

Gideon O. Emukule,
Meredith McMorrow,
Chulie Ulloa,
Sammy Khagayi,
Henry N. Njuguna,
Deron Burton,
Joel M. Montgomery,
Philip Muthoka,
Mark A. Katz,
Robert F. Breiman

Published: March 25, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092968

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