Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: An alternative to hospitalization in a pediatric emergency departament;Terapia antimicrobiana endovenosa ambulatoria: Alternativa a la hospitalización en un servicio de urgencia pediátrico

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 374-378

  Suau Cubillos, Thelma ^a,b   Piñera M , Cecilia ^b   Díaz W , Sergio ^b   Troncoso R , Esteban ^b  

^a Pediatra Reumatólogo Unidad Inmuno Reumatología Hospital Dr Exequiel González Cortés   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Bacterial infections; Emergency department; Outpatient parenteral therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CHILE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONGEVITY; MALE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LONGEVITY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53849139155     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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