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ArticlePaediatrics and international child health2021

Prevalence, risk factors and outcome of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection among children in Uganda: a prospective study.

Rebecca Nantanda, Freddie Bwanga, Irene Najjingo, Grace Ndeezi, James K Tumwine

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Article in Paediatrics and international child health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rebecca NantandaMakerere University Lung Institute, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Freddie BwangaDepartment of Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Irene NajjingoMakerere University Lung Institute, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Grace NdeeziDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0001-5557-2733
James K TumwineDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0002-3422-7460
Makerere University · UG

Funding

NURTURE:Research Training and Mentoring Program for Career Development of Faculty at Makerere University College of Health SciencesD43TW010132 · FIC · MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SEWANKAMBO, NELSON K · 2015 to 2019
$4.3M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW010132
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background: Atypical bacteria cause 10-40% of all childhood pneumonia.. Data on the burden of atypical pneumonia in sub-Saharan Africa are limited.

aim: To determine the prevalence, associated factors, and outcome of

methods: Children aged 2 months to 12 years with cough and/or difficult breathing and fast breathing were recruited. A clinical history and physical examination were undertaken. Blood samples for

results: A total of 385 children were enrolled, and, of these, 368 (95.6%) were <5 years. Overall, 60/385 (15.6%) participants tested positive for

conclusion:

Indexed as

Pneumonia, MycoplasmaChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantPrevalenceProspective StudiesRisk FactorsUgandaatypical pneumoniaMycoplasma pneumoniaoutcomeprevalence

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PMID34743675
PMCPMC8791631
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