A simplified weight-based method for pediatric drug dosing for zidovudine and didanosine in resource-limited settings

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-64

  Weidle, Paul J ^a,d   Abrams, Elaine J ^b   Gvetadze, Roman ^c,d   Rivadeneira, Emelia ^d   Kline, Mark W ^e,f  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^c Northrup Grumman   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Didanosine; Drug dosing; HIV infection; Zidovudine

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; DIDANOSINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEVICE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG DOSING CHART; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROMANIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TABLET;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; BODY SURFACE AREA; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIDANOSINE; DOSAGE FORMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 33644843919     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000195619.76277.3f     Document Type: Article

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