Feasibility of establishing acute respiratory infection treatment units (ATU) for improvement of care of children with acute respiratory infection

Table 3 Details of the enrolled children who died (n = 7), all were hospitalized

Sl No	Age	Gender	Diagnosis (WHO)	WHZ	CXR finding	SpO₂ (%)	PCT level (ng/mL)	Treatment (whether antibiotic received)	Final Diagnosis
1	15 mo	F	Pneumonia	−2.32	Consolidation	84	0.53	Required mechanical ventilation and antibiotics	Sepsis with septic shock with right side empyema
2	6 mo	F	No pneumonia	–	No CXR done	96		Received antibiotics	WALRI with FTT
3	13 mo	M	No pneumonia	−1.44	No significant abnormality on CXR	96		Required mechanical ventilationDid not receive antibiotics	WALRI 1st Episode
4	8 mo	M	No pneumonia	−3.3	No CXR done	98		Received antibiotics	Severe Bronchiolitis
5	3 mo	F	Severe Pneumonia	−2.75	No significant abnormality on CXR	100		Did not receive antibiotics	Acute bronchiolitis
6	1 mo	M	Severe Pneumonia	1.74	No significant abnormality on CXR	100		Required non-invasive ventilation, Did not receive antibiotics	Acute bronchiolitis
7	18 mo	M	Severe Pneumonia	−0.33	No CXR done	100		Received antibiotics	Acute bronchiolitis

WHZ Weight for height/length Z score, CXR Chest X ray, PCT procalcitonin, WALRI wheeze associated lower respiratory tract infection, FTT failure to thrive

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