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. 2019 Apr 15;14(4):e0213937. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213937

Table 1. Outcome definitions.

Severe illness At least one of the following danger signs:
        -   Respiratory distress 1.
        -   Inability to breastfeed or drink, or vomiting everything.
        -   Drowsy.
        -   Unable to sit.
        -   Neck stiffness.
        -   Fits.
        -   Severe dehydration.
        -   Severely pale.
Severe pneumonia Cough/difficulty breathing
and
Tachypnoea 2
and
at least one of the following:
        -   Severe respiratory distress 1.
        -   Central cyanosis.
        -   Inability to breastfeed or drink, or vomiting everything.
        -   Convulsion, lethargy or unconsciousness.
Pneumonia Cough/difficulty breathing
and
Tachypnoea/lower chest indrawing
and
no signs of severe pneumonia.
Hospitalization Children that were hospitalized.

1 Defined by the presence of very severe chest indrawing and/or nasal flaring and/or grunting in young infants.

2 Defined as follows: respiratory rate more than or equal to 50/minute for children aged 2 to 12 months and more than or equal to 40/minute for those aged from 12 months to 5 years.