Background Pneumonia is the leading cause of death among children younger than 5 years.
In this study, we estimated causes of pneumonia in young African and Asian children, using …

… Whereas documenting the importance of invasive infections caused by Hib, S. pneumoniae,
and Neisseria meningitidis in Bamako was anticipated, the observation that NTS constituted …

10.7554/eLife.15085.001 Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is believed
to confer protection against Plasmodium falciparum malaria, but the precise nature of the …

Importance The number of deaths of children younger than 5 years has been steadily
decreasing worldwide, from more than 17 million annual deaths in the 1970s to an estimated 5.3 …

Background Neural tube defects are common birth defects resulting in severe morbidity and
mortality; they can largely be prevented with periconceptional maternal intake of folic acid. …

Importance Although child mortality trends have decreased worldwide, deaths among
children younger than 5 years of age remain high and disproportionately circumscribed to sub-…

… Each covariate’s coefficient on the log scale in the final model, excluding “site,” was rounded
to … The model’s calibration was assessed by visually comparing the predicted risk of death …

… The low frequency of the S allele in the controls (∼3.8%) is in keeping with other populations
(see http://www.map.ox.ac.uk/) in West (Burkina Faso 5.2%, Cameroon 6.5%, Gambia 7.6%…

Background The burden of malaria infection in sub-Saharan Africa among school-aged
children aged 5–15 years is underappreciated and represents an important source of human-to-…

Background. Sputum microscopy and culture are commonly used for diagnosing the cause
of pneumonia in adults but are rarely performed in children due to difficulties in obtaining …