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dc.contributor.authorWiens, Matthew O
dc.contributor.authorKumbakumba, Elias
dc.contributor.authorKissoon, Niranjan
dc.contributor.authorAnsermino, J Mark
dc.contributor.authorNdamira, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorLarson, Charles P
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-11T07:36:01Z
dc.date.available2022-02-11T07:36:01Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationKissoon, N., & Carapetis, J. (2015). Pediatric sepsis in the developing world. Journal of Infection, 71, S21-S26.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1456
dc.description.abstractSepsis represents the progressive underlying inflammatory pathway secondary to any infectious illness, and ultimately is responsible for most infectious disease-related deaths. Addressing issues related to sepsis has been recognized as an important step towards reducing morbidity and mortality in developing countries, where the majority of the 7.5 million annual deaths in children under 5 years of age are considered to be secondary to sepsis. However, despite its prevalence, sepsis is largely neglected. Application of sepsis definitions created for use in resource-rich countries are neither practical nor feasible in most developing country settings, and alternative definitions designed for use in these settings need to be established. It has also been recognized that the inflammatory state created by sepsis increases the risk of post-discharge morbidity and mortality in developed countries, but exploration of this issue in developing countries is lacking. Research is urgently required to characterize better this potentially important issue.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMatthew Wiens is supported by fellowships from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and receives research support from the Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program.en_US
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dc.subjectchildrenen_US
dc.subjectpediatric sepsisen_US
dc.subjectdeveloping countriesen_US
dc.titlePediatric sepsis in the developing world:Challenges in defining sepsis and issues in post-discharge mortalityen_US
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