单一地根据临床症状难以完全区分儿童患疟疾和急性重症呼吸道感染(ARI),从而导致错误的诊断和治疗。1994年6月至12月,作者在肯尼亚克里弗医院对200名住院儿童进行了观察。 凡是符合以下条件的儿童均列为研究对象:年龄在1—59个月,有14天以内的咳嗽和发热史;1—11个月的儿童呼吸频率高于 It is difficult to make a complete distinction between childhood malaria and acute severe respiratory infections (ARI) based on clinical symptoms alone, leading to incorrect diagnosis and treatment. From June to December 1994, the author observed 200 hospitalized children at the Kenilworth Hospital in Kenya. Children who met the following criteria were enrolled: children aged 1-59 months with a history of cough and fever within 14 days; children with 1-11 months of respiratory rate were above