- Original Article
- Pulmonology
- The changes of prevalence and etiology of pediatric pneumonia from National Emergency Department Information System in Korea, between 2007 and 2014
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Eun Ju Shin, Yunsun Kim, Jin-Young Jeong, Yu Mi Jung, Mi-Hee Lee, Eun Hee Chung
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2018;61(9):291-300. Published online September 15, 2018
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Purpose: Understanding changes in pathogen and pneumonia prevalence among pediatric pneumonia patients is important for the prevention of infectious diseases.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data of children younger than 18 years diagnosed with pneumonia at 117 Emergency Departments in Korea between 2007 and 2014.
Results: Over the study period, 329,380 pediatric cases of pneumonia were identified. The most frequent age group was... |
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