Impact assessment of a decision rule for using antibiotics in pneumonia: A randomized trial

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 701-706

  Torres, Fernando A ^a   Pasarelli, Irma ^a   Cutri, Adrián ^a   Ossorio, María F ^a   Ferrero, Fernando ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE NIÑOS PEDRO DE ELIZALDE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

acute respiratory infection; decision support techniques; pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903383666     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.22849     Document Type: Conference Paper

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