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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 90:F211-FF219 doi:10.1136/adc.2003.048108
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Neonatal pneumonia in developing countries

Table 7

 Data showing that absence of tachypnoea is a risk factor for mortality

Study Number in RR range who died/total number in RR range (CFR)
>60 breaths/min 50–60 breaths/min <50 breaths/min
RR, Respiratory rate; CFR, RR specific case fatality rate.
Mathur et al9 27/91 (30%) 1/5 (20%) 4/7 (57%)
Singhi & Singhi15 4/78 (5%) 3/11 (27%)
Misra et al14 7/12 (21%) 7/32 (58%)

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