Ongoing trials of simplified antibiotic regimens for the treatment of serious infections in young infants in south Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for policy

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 9 SUPPL., 2013, Pages

  Esamai, Fabian ^a   Tshefu, Antoinette Kitoto ^b   Ayede, Adejumoke I ^c   Adejuyigbe, Ebunoluwa A ^d   Wammanda, Robinson D ^e   Baqui, Abdullah H ^f   Zaidi, Anita K M ^g   Saha, Samir ^h   Rollins, Nigel Campbell ⁱ   Wall, Stephen ^j   Brandes, Neal ^k   Engmann, Cyril ^l   Darmstadt, Gary ^m   Qazi, Shamim Ahmad ⁱ   Bahl, Rajiv ⁱ  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b Kinshasa School of Public Health   (Congo)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^d OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^e AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^h DHAKA SHISHU HOSPITAL   (Bangladesh)

ⁱ WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^j SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^k UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^l IL   (United States)

^m BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

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Author keywords

Antibiotic treatment; Infections; Neonates; Policy; Research; Young infants

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KENYA; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84883238208     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31829ff941     Document Type: Article

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