Clinical factors and incidence of acute chest syndrome or pneumonia among children with sickle cell disease presenting with a fever: A 17-year review

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Acute Chest Syndrome 100%
• A 17 97%
• Sickle Cell Anemia 71%
• Pneumonia 52%
• Fever 49%
• Incidence 31%
• Child 28%
• Pneumococcal Vaccines 8%
• Conjugate Vaccines 8%
• Penicillins 6%
• Respiratory Tract Infections 6%
• Tertiary Care Centers 5%
• Hemoglobins 5%
• Hypoxia 5%
• Neutrophils 5%
• Logistic Models 4%
• Demography 4%
• Pediatrics 4%