Trends and factors associated with pneumonia mortality at Buea Regional Hospital in Cameroon from 2020 to 2023
Although the number of pneumonia cases fluctuated over time, they remained consistently present across all months from 2020 to 2023, highlighting the year-round nature of pneumonia transmission and its endemicity in the Buea Health District. Being hospitalized for less than 10 days and not using amoxicillin-clavulanic acid for treatment were risk factors of pneumonia mortality. These findings underscore the importance of timely diagnosis and empiric treatment with guideline recommended agents such as amoxicillin-clavulanic acid so as to reduce pneumonia mortality in the Buea regional hospital.
Authors
- Ayah Flora Bolimo
- Teuwafeu Denis Georges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7128-2733)
- Cyrille Nkouonlack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4455-6532)
- Tiayah Munge
- Ngomba Divine Martin Mokake
- Ronald Gobina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1810-3716)
- Kukwah Anthony Tufon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5643-0515)
- Tiayah Patience Foumene
- Tiayah Precious Yemene
- Chapajong Mariecole Nguatem
Institutions
- University of Buea (CM)
- Université de Dschang (CM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0313234
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00