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Infectious Pathogens Associated With Stillbirth and Under-five Mortality in Western Kenya and the Effect of Sickle Cell Condition

2026-03-10

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<title>Abstract</title> <p> <bold>Background:</bold> Infectious Pathogens (IP) remain a significant contributor to stillbirths and under-five deaths in resource-limited settings. Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are susceptible due to weakened immunity, influencing infection outcomes. This sub-study, nested within the Kenya Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network, investigated...

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Literature Corpus work: a5070b24-0fd5-540e-a631-0277f2353344
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8689461/v1

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