External Validation of Pediatric Pneumonia and Bronchiolitis Risk Scores to Predict Mortality in Children Hospitalized in Kenya: A Retrospective Cohort Study - Takeaways - MDSpire

External Validation of Pediatric Pneumonia and Bronchiolitis Risk Scores to Predict Mortality in Children Hospitalized in Kenya: A Retrospective Cohort Study

  • By

  • Becky Gordon

  • Joyce U Nyiro

  • Harish Nair

  • Zakariya Sheikh

  • Esther Katama

  • Charles N Agoti

  • Ruonan Pei

  • Heather Zar

  • Ting Shi

  • July 22, 2025

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    Acute lower respiratory tract infections are a leading cause of pediatric mortality in low- and middle-income countries, including Kenya.

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    The study analyzed 2182 children aged 2–24 months hospitalized with severe ALRIs in Kenya from January 2015 to December 2024.

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    The mid-upper arm circumference version of the RISC-Malawi score demonstrated the highest discrimination for predicting in-hospital mortality.

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    Modification of the ReSVinet score to include nutrition status improved its predictive ability for in-hospital mortality.

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    All evaluated risk scores showed fair performance in predicting mortality, with further research needed for their clinical utility.

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External Validation of Pediatric Pneumonia and Bronchiolitis Risk Scores to Predict Mortality in Children Hospitalized in Kenya: A Retrospective Cohort Study

  • by Becky Gordon, Joyce U Nyiro, Harish Nair, Zakariya Sheikh, Esther Katama, Charles N Agoti, Ruonan Pei, Heather Zar, Ting Shi

  • July 22, 2025

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