Predictors of Time till Recovery of illness episode in children 2–35 months hospitalized with WHO defined Severe Pneumonia.

<p>*Hazard ratios (95% CI) and P-value calculated using Cox Regression with exact p option. Hazard ratios <1 for time till recovery indicates slower resolution of illness.</p><p>Results of multiple regressions with P-value > 0.05 not shown in the table.</p><p>Model 1 (Clinical variables): Adjusted for gender, breastfed, febrile and treatment with zinc.</p><p>Model 2 (Clinical + Radiographic pneumonia): Adjusted for gender, breastfed, febrile and treatment with zinc.</p><p>Model 3 (All variables): Adjusted for gender, breastfed, febrile, CRP, nasopharyngeal aspirate positive for RSV, influenza A and B, PIV 2 and 3 and hMPV and treatment with zinc.</p><p>Predictors of Time till Recovery of illness episode in children 2–35 months hospitalized with WHO defined Severe Pneumonia.</p

Baseline Characteristics of children ages 2–35 months with WHO defined severe pneumonia.

<p>^# Calculated using WHO Growth standards.</p><p>*6 children were positive for 2 viruses simultaneously.</p><p>^## No schooling with inability to read part or whole of a sentence.</p><p>** No work/housework.</p><p>Baseline Characteristics of children ages 2–35 months with WHO defined severe pneumonia.</p

Predictors of Treatment failure of illness episode in children 2–35 months hospitalized with WHO defined Severe Pneumonia

<p>*Odds ratios (95% CI) and P-value calculated using Logistic Regression. Odds ratios > 1 indicates increased odds of treatment failure.</p><p>Results of multiple regressions with P-value >0.05 not shown in the table with the exception of age analyzed as a categorical variable.</p><p>Model 1 (Clinical variables): Adjusted for gender, breastfed, wasting, febrile and treatment with zinc.</p><p>Model 2 (Clinical + Radiographic pneumonia): Adjusted for gender, breastfed, wasting, febrile, any danger sign and treatment with zinc.</p><p>Model 3 (All variables): Adjusted for gender, breastfed, wasting, febrile, any danger sign, CRP, nasopharyngeal aspirate positive for RSV, PIV 1, 2 and 3, influenza A and B, hMPV and treatment with zinc.</p><p>Predictors of Treatment failure of illness episode in children 2–35 months hospitalized with WHO defined Severe Pneumonia</p