Empiric antibiotic therapy in children with community-acquired pneumonia

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 554-558

  Zhang, Linjie ^a,b   Lovatel, Raquel ^a   Nicolete, Dilvania ^a   Sinzkel, Etienne ^a   Matiello, Juliana ^a   Staszko, Kamil ^a   Lincho, Carla ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Children; Community acquired pneumonia

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CHILD; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DATA EXTRACTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PENICILLINS; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47049128652     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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