Evaluation of the routine use of amoxicillin as part of the home-based treatment of severe acute malnutrition

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1022-1028

  Trehan, Indi ^a   Amthor, Rachel E ^a   Maleta, Kenneth ^b   Manary, Mark J ^a,b,c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotics; kwashiorkor; marasmus; ready to use therapeutic food; severe acute malnutrition

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTICS; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TREATMENT; MALNUTRITION; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

MALAWI;

EID: 77955345482     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02580.x     Document Type: Article

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