Clinical Signs Associated With Mortality and Sepsis in Young Infants
All current WHO IMCI clinical signs were significantly associated with mortality or culture-confirmed sepsis. Several signs not in IMCI were identified that may improve identification of life-threatening illness in young infants in resource-limited settings where clinical sign algorithms are the primary diagnostic tool.
Authors
- Anne CC Lee
- Yasir Shafiq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1576-724X)
- Sophie Driker
- Sitarah Mathias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0136-5186)
- Chris A Rees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7268-4346)
- Alastair Fung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5615-4947)
- Anum S. Hussaini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0761-3718)
- Suci Ardini Widyaningsih (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8606-1116)
- Jana Adnan
- Naomi Schmeck
- Amber Hoey
- Tessa Kehoe
- Rishi P. Mediratta
- Carrie G. Wade
- Krysten North
- Yumin Kim
Institutions
- Bryn Mawr College (US)
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Boston Public Library (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- SickKids Foundation (CA)
- Field Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.5967
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00