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. 2021 Feb 16;16(2):e0246832. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246832

Table 2. Definitions of outcomes–lower and upper respiratory tract infections.

MCS SAIL
Maternal report Diagnosis codes
Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI)
Chest infection or pneumonia A37—Whooping cough
J10—Influenza due to identified influenza virus
J11—Influenza, virus not identified
J12—Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
J13—Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae
J14—Pneumonia due to Haemophilus influenzae
J15—Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
J16—Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms, not elsewhere classified
J17—Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere
J18—Pneumonia, organism unspecified
J20—Acute bronchitis
J21—Acute bronchiolitis
J22—Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection
Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI)
Not available J00—Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]
J01—Acute sinusitis
J02—Acute pharyngitis
J03—Acute tonsillitis
J04—Acute laryngitis and tracheitis
J05—Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis
J06—Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple/unspecified sites