Single oral dose of dexamethasone in outpatients with bronchiolitis: a placebo controlled trial

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 63-67

  Mesquita, Mirta ^a   Castro Rodríguez, Jose A ^b   Heinichen, Lizzette ^a   Fariña, Esmilse ^a   Iramain, Ricardo ^c  

^a Hospital General Pediátrico Niños de Acosta Ñu   (Paraguay)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c Instituto Privado del Niño   (Paraguay)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Corticosteroids; Developing country; Dexamethasone; Infants

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PARAGUAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN MONITORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRONCHIOLITIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PARAGUAY;

EID: 66549102886     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0546(09)71106-1     Document Type: Article

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