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Table 1 Case definitions

From: Evaluation of case definitions to detect respiratory syncytial virus infection in hospitalized children below 5 years in Rural Western Kenya, 2009–2013

Case definition

All age groups

SARI

An Acute Respiratory Infection with:

• History of fever or Measured fever of ≥38 °C

• And cough

• With an onset within the last 10 days

• And requires hospitalization

IMCI non-severe pneumoniaa

Cough or difficulty breathing with fast breathing.

- Fast breathing

• <2 months ≥ 60 breaths/minute

• 2- > 12 months- ≥ 50breaths/min

• 12–59 months- ≥ 40 breaths/min

IMCI severe pneumoniab

Cough or difficulty breathing with chest in-drawing when calm

IMCI very severe pneumonia

Cough or difficulty breathing with any one of:

- Stridor when calm

- Not able to breastfeed/drink

- Convulsions

- Lethargy

- Unconscious

- Vomit everything

Hospitalized ILI

A hospitalized Acute Respiratory Infection with:

• Measured fever of ≥38 °C

• And cough

• With an onset within the last 10 days

  1. aExcludes those with chest in-drawing and those with danger signs (stridor, unable to drink/breastfeed, convulsions, lethargy, unconsciousness and vomit everything)
  2. bExcludes those with danger signs