Differences in evolution of children with non-severe acute lower respiratory tract infection with and without radiographically diagnosed pneumonia

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 363-369

  Fontoura, M S H ^a   Matutino, A R ^a   Silva, C C ^a   Santana, M C ^a   Nobre Bastos, M ^a   Oliveira, F ^b   Barreto, B B ^a   Araujo Neto C A ^a   Andrade, S C ^a   Brim, R V ^a   Cardoso, M R A ^c   Nascimento Carvalho, C M ^a,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b Bahiana Foundation for Science Development   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Rua Prof Aristides Novis   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infection; Children; Fever; Lower respiratory tract disease; Lung disease; Respiratory discomfort

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG INFILTRATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84866007603     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-012-0085-6     Document Type: Article

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