Do children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition need antibiotics? A systematic review and meta-analysis
| Autor: | Alcoba Wright, Fermin Gabriel, Kerac, Marko, Breysse, Serge, Salpeteur, Cécile, Galetto-Lacour, Annick, Briend, André, Gervaix, Alain |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use
ddc:618 Bacteria/drug effects Child Preschool Acute Disease Practice Guidelines as Topic Humans Bacterial Infections/complications/drug therapy/microbiology Ceftriaxone/therapeutic use Child Child Nutrition Disorders/complications/drug therapy/pathology Amoxicillin/therapeutic use |
| Zdroj: | PLOS ONE, Vol. 8, No 1 (2013) P. e53184 |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Popis: | Current (1999) World Health Organization guidelines recommend giving routine antibiotics (AB) for all children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), even if they have uncomplicated disease with no clinically obvious infections. We examined the evidence behind this recommendation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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