id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-277217-jh4qmoso Ortiz, Justin R. Clinical care for severe influenza and other severe illness in resourceā€limited settings: the need for evidence and guidelines 2013-08-27 .txt text/plain 3668 216 42 35 The study, which analyzes only early childhood disease, reports that 99% of influenza-related cases of severe ALRI among children younger than 5 years occur in low-and middle-income countries, and that 13% of all ALRI in this age group are associated with influenza virus infection. The vast majority of severe illness occurs in low-and middle-income countries, 42 yet there are currently little clinical data or evidence-based management guidelines to improve hospital care for patients in these settings. 66, 67 Hospital care is often delivered by nurses and non-specialist doctors who may have limited time, resources, training, and access to information to manage severely ill patients, 67,68 particularly during a public health emergency like the 2009 influenza pandemic. Several recent global initiatives have developed guidelines for the syndromic management of severe influenza and other severe illness in resource-limited settings. ./cache/cord-277217-jh4qmoso.txt ./txt/cord-277217-jh4qmoso.txt