Re:New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria found i...
by timewizard on Saturday April 05, 2025 @04:26AM
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> Infection is a big problem.
Sanitation is the answer.
> ( ~15% versus ~7% ) - and that's in an advanced economy.
There were 1,507 infection related child deaths between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2022 (3 years); an overall rate of 4.20 deaths per 100,000 children per year. This was the equivalent of 15% of all child deaths in this period.
Overall, in 90% of the infection related deaths the child had an underlying health condition, including 68% who had a life-limiting condition (e.g., cerebral palsy), and 22% who had another underlying health condition (including prematurity). 10% had no underlying health condition.
In children where infection provided a complete and sufficient explanation of death, nearly a quarter (24%) had no underlying health condition.
Sanitation is the answer.
> ( ~15% versus ~7% ) - and that's in an advanced economy.
There were 1,507 infection related child deaths between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2022 (3 years); an overall rate of 4.20 deaths per 100,000 children per year. This was the equivalent of 15% of all child deaths in this period.
Overall, in 90% of the infection related deaths the child had an underlying health condition, including 68% who had a life-limiting condition (e.g., cerebral palsy), and 22% who had another underlying health condition (including prematurity). 10% had no underlying health condition. In children where infection provided a complete and sufficient explanation of death, nearly a quarter (24%) had no underlying health condition.
Source: https://www.ncmd.info/publications/child-death-infection/#:~...