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This study analyzed 73 children admitted to a hospital in Nepal with acute lower respiratory tract infections. The key findings were: 1) 52% of cases were in children under 2 years old, with pneumonia making up 68.4% of cases in this age group. 2) Pneumonia was diagnosed in 83.6% of overall cases, with lobar pneumonia found in 54.1% and bronchopneumonia in 45.9%. 3) Malnutrition was present in 37.7% of pneumonia cases. 4) The most common symptoms were fever (90.4%), cough (71.2%), and fast breathing (

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Geg' Mila

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EN