PERCH publishes papers on pneumonia etiology

The foundational basis for the pneumonia etiology results from the PERCH (Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health) project have been published in a 23-paper supplement in the Clinical Infectious Diseases. The publication details the context, methods, and preparatory results that will inform the final pneumonia etiology estimates, expected to be available in late 2017.

PERCH is the largest pneumonia etiology study conducted encompassing nine sites in seven countries and with total enrollment of over 4,000 pneumonia cases and 5,000 controls.

The etiology estimates are critical for decision makers involved in the fight against pneumonia; quantitative information about etiology allows researchers, policy makers, funders, and pharmaceutical manufacturers to strategically target the bacterial and viral causes of pneumonia that are most significant.