Biomarkers of Host Response Predict Primary End-Point Radiological Pneumonia in Tanzanian Children with Clinical Pneumonia: A Prospective Cohort Study

Laura K. Erdman; Valérie D’Acremont; Kyla Hayford; Nimerta Rajwans; Mary Kilowoko; Esther Kyungu; Philipina Hongoa; Leonor Alamo; David L. Streiner; Blaise Genton; Kevin C. Kain

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0137592

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Biomarkers of Host Response Predict Primary End-Point Radiological Pneumonia in Tanzanian Children with Clinical Pneumonia: A Prospective Cohort Study

Laura K. Erdman,

Affiliation Sandra Rotman Centre for Global Health, University Health Network-Toronto General Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Valérie D’Acremont,

Affiliations Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Kyla Hayford,

Affiliation Sandra Rotman Centre for Global Health, University Health Network-Toronto General Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Nimerta Rajwans †,

† Deceased.

Affiliation Sandra Rotman Centre for Global Health, University Health Network-Toronto General Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Mary Kilowoko,

Affiliation Amana Regional Referral Hospital, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
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Esther Kyungu,

Affiliation St-Francis Hospital, Ifakara, United Republic of Tanzania
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Philipina Hongoa,

Affiliation St-Francis Hospital, Ifakara, United Republic of Tanzania
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Leonor Alamo,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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David L. Streiner,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Blaise Genton,

Affiliations Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, Infectious Disease Service, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Kevin C. Kain

* E-mail: kevin.kain@uhn.ca

Affiliation Sandra Rotman Centre for Global Health, University Health Network-Toronto General Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Biomarkers of Host Response Predict Primary End-Point Radiological Pneumonia in Tanzanian Children with Clinical Pneumonia: A Prospective Cohort Study

Laura K. Erdman,
Valérie D’Acremont,
Kyla Hayford,
Nimerta Rajwans,
Mary Kilowoko,
Esther Kyungu,
Philipina Hongoa,
Leonor Alamo,
David L. Streiner,
Blaise Genton

Published: September 14, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137592

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