Routine antibiotics given for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition reduce mortality and improve nutritional recovery

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kerac, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFDINIR; PLACEBO;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION; WEIGHT GAIN;

PAEDIATRICS; THERAPEUTICS; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEPHALOSPORINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION;

EID: 84895561847     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2013-101312     Document Type: Note

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