| Autor: |
Troy D. Moon, Ibrahim Sumah, Gustavo Amorim, Foday Alhasan, Leigh M. Howard, Harriett Myers, Ann F. Green, Donald S. Grant, John S. Schieffelin, Robert J. Samuels |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1471-2334 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12879-023-08606-0 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Lower respiratory tract infections are the leading cause of mortality in young children globally. In many resource-limited settings clinicians rely on guidelines such as IMCI or ETAT + that promote empiric antibiotic utilization for management of acute respiratory illness (ARI). Numerous evaluations of both guidelines have shown an overall positive response however, several challenges have also been reported, including the potential for over-prescribing of unnecessary antibiotics. The aims of this study were to describe the antibiotic prescribing practices for children less than 24 months of age with symptoms of ARI, that were admitted to Kenema Government Hospital (KGH) in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone, and to identify the number of children empirically prescribed antibiotics who were admitted to hospital with ARI, as well as their clinical signs, symptoms, and outcomes. Methods We conducted a prospective study of children |
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