Management of bronchiolitis without antibiotics: A multicentre randomized control trial in Bangladesh

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1593-1599

  Kabir, A R M L ^a   Mollah, A H ^b   Anwar, K S ^c   Rahman, A K M F ^d   Amin, R ^e   Rahman, M E ^f  

^a Institute of Child and Mother Health Dhaka bd   (Bangladesh)

^b DHAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Bangladesh)

^c Institute of Public Health Dhaka   (Bangladesh)

^d Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^e DHAKA SHISHU HOSPITAL   (Bangladesh)

^f Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Bronchiolitis; Multicentre RCT; No antibiotics

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; SALBUTAMOL;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RESTLESSNESS; RHINORRHEA; SLEEP DISORDER; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEEZING;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMPICILLIN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BANGLADESH; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69749109149     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01389.x     Document Type: Article

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