Pediatric Radiology

, Volume 44, Issue 6, pp 685–686 | Cite as

Radiologic diagnosis of chest infection in children: WHO end-point consolidation

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Keywords

Pneumonia Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Pneumococcal Disease Radiologic Diagnosis Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine 
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Acknowledgments

Dr. Nasreen Mahomed represented the World Federation of Pediatric Imaging at the WHO meeting to discuss the end-point criteria for pneumonia.

WHO Short and Long-term PCV Impact Evaluation meeting. Geneva, Switzerland 10-12 September 2013.

Conflict of interest

None

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Diagnostic RadiologyUniversity of WitwatersrandJohannesburgSouth Africa
  2. 2.Medical and Research Council: Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research UnitUniversity of WitwatersrandJohannesburgSouth Africa

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