Hypothetical performance of syndrome-based management of acute paediatric admissions of children aged more than 60 days in a Kenyan district hospital

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 166-173

  English, Mike ^a,b   Berkley, James ^a,b   Mwangi, Isiah ^a   Mohammed, Shebbe ^a   Ahmed, Maimuna ^a   Osier, Faith ^a   Muturi, Neema ^a   Ogutu, Bernhards ^a,c   Marsh, Kevin ^a,b   Newton, Charles R J C ^a,d  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute disease therapy; Child nutrition disorders diagnosis therapy; Critical illness therapy; Diarrhea diagnosis drug therapy; Malaria diagnosis drug therapy; Meningitis diagnosis drug therapy; Pneumonia diagnosis drug therapy; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; QUININE;

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALNUTRITION; MEASLES; MENINGITIS; MICROSCOPY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PERFORMANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; STANDARDIZATION; SYNDROME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME; THERAPEUTICS;

KENYA;

EID: 0037236434     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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