Lower respiratory tract infections in Inuit infants on Baffin Island

• Published in: Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) Vol. 164; no. 13; pp. 1847 - 1850
• Main Authors: Banerji, A, Bell, A, Mills, E L, McDonald, J, Subbarao, K, Stark, G, Eynon, N, Loo, V G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada CMA Impact, Inc 26.06.2001
• Subjects: Air Pollution, Indoor - adverse effects; Babies; Child, Preschool; Female; Health aspects; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Inuit; Inuits; Length of Stay; Male; Nunavut - epidemiology; Prospective Studies; Respiratory diseases; Respiratory Tract Infections - classification; Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology; Severity of Illness Index; Nunavut; Baffin Island Nunavut Canada

It has long been suspected that Canadian Inuit children suffer from frequent severe lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), but the causes and risk factors have not been documented. This study assessed the infectious causes and other epidemiologic factors that may contribute to the severity of L...