Acute community acquired pneumonia in emergency room

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1127-1135

  Dekate, Parag S ^a   Mathew, Joseph L ^a   Jayashree, M ^a   Singhi, Sunit C ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic therapy; Children; Community acquired pneumonia; Severe pneumonia; Very severe pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULPERAZON; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL GAS; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPYEMA; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALNUTRITION; MEASLES; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PNEUMATOCELE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUSTULE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEVERE PNEUMONIA; SIDE EFFECT; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERY SEVERE PNEUMONIA; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 80054757846     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-011-0412-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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