title: Pathogenesis and prevention of childhood pneumonia in developing countries: recommendations.
abstract: Recommendations are presented that emerged from the Conference on the Pathogenesis and Prevention of Pneumonia in Children in Developing Regions held 21-23 August 1989 in Bellagio, Italy. The conference recommendations embrace three major areas: first, the biology, epidemiology, and clinical manifestation of important etiologic agents causing acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI); second, the evaluation of risk factors affecting ALRI in the developing world necessary for planning intervention strategies in diverse ecologic settings; and third, the generation of targeted research questions that will translate into available safe and effective vaccines capable of controlling ALRI-related morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2581.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Karzon
mesh_terms: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D014765:Viral Vaccines
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D014765:Viral Vaccines