Prevalence and Outpatient Clinical Diagnostic Approaches for Common Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Children Under Five Years of Age: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Acute respiratory tract infections contribute to the high burden of disease in pediatric outpatient clinics. Simple, affordable, and approved diagnostic clinical techniques that involve physical examination of the upper and lower respiratory systems can precisely diagnose acute respiratory tract infections in resource-limited settings where there is no access to sophisticated diagnostic equipment.