Infection is the major component of the disease burden in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australian children: a population-based study

Infection accounts for the majority of pediatric mortality and morbidity in developing countries, but there are limited data on the infectious diseases...

Authors:
Carville KS, Lehmann D, Hall G, Moore H, Richmond P, deKlerk N, Burgner D

Authors notes:
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2007 Mar;26(3):210-6.

Keywords:
infection, major component, disease burden, Aboriginal children, non-Aboriginal Australian children, population-based study

Abstract:
Infection accounts for the majority of pediatric mortality and morbidity in developing countries, but there are limited data on the infectious diseases burden in children from developed countries. We investigated reasons for hospitalization before age 2 years in a birth cohort of Western Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children.