@article{0812ac5389d24784b8daa8b2418febdd,
title = "Lower Respiratory Tract Infections",
abstract = "Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) are the major cause of morbidity and mortality in young children worldwide. ALRIs are important indicators of the health disparities that persist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children in developed countries. Bronchiolitis and pneumonia account for the majority of the ALRI burden. The epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of these diseases in Indigenous children are discussed. In comparison with non-Indigenous children in developing countries they have higher rates of disease, more complications, and their management is influenced by several unique factors including the epidemiology of disease and, in some remote regions, constraints on hospital referral and access to highly trained staff. The prevention of repeat infections and the early detection and management of chronic lung disease is critical to the long-term respiratory and overall health of these children. Crown Copyright � 2009.",
keywords = "adrenalin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, antibiotic agent, antivirus agent, bronchodilating agent, corticosteroid, cotrimoxazole, dexamethasone, erythromycin, gentamicin, Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine, palivizumab, placebo, Pneumococcus vaccine, rimantadine, salbutamol, sialidase inhibitor, bacterial pneumonia, bronchiectasis, bronchiolitis, clinical protocol, clinical trial, disease severity, drug efficacy, drug megadose, drug treatment failure, follow up, hospital management, hospitalization, human, indigenous people, infection prevention, influenza, lower respiratory tract infection, medical assessment, morbidity, oxygen therapy, pneumococcal infection, pneumonia, prevalence, review, risk factor, Acute Disease, Analgesics, Non-Narcotic, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Antiviral Agents, Bronchiolitis, Bronchodilator Agents, Child, Child, Preschool, Cost of Illness, Health Services, Indigenous, Health Status Disparities, Healthcare Disparities, Humans, Incidence, Infant, Oxygen, Pneumonia, Population Groups, Prevalence, Respiratory Tract Infections, Severity of Illness Index",
author = "Anne Chang and C CHANG and Kerry-Ann O'Grady and P TORZILLO",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1016/j.pcl.2009.09.003",
language = "English",
volume = "56",
pages = "1303--1321",
journal = "Pediatric Clinics of North America",
issn = "0031-3955",
publisher = "W.B. Saunders",
number = "6",
}