From: Respiratory virus surveillance in hospitalised pneumonia patients on the Thailand-Myanmar border
Age group | Definition | |
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< 5Â years | Pneumonia | Cough OR difficulty breathing AND Increased respiratory rate* |
Severe pneumonia | Cough OR difficulty breathing AND At least one of: Lower chest wall indrawing; nasal flaring; grunting | |
Very severe pneumonia | Cough OR difficulty breathing AND At least one of: Central cyanosis; inability to feed or vomiting everything; convulsions, lethargy, or unconsciousness | |
≥ 5 years |  | Fever ≥ 38°C OR history of fever AND Cough OR difficulty breathing AND Abnormal chest examination (e.g. crepitations, asymmetric breath sounds, or dullness to percussion) |