Adherence to guidelines for management of children hospitalized for acute diarrhea

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1103-1108

  Vecchio, Andrea Lo ^a   Liguoro, Ilaria ^a   Bruzzese, Dario ^a   Scotto, Riccardo ^a   Parola, Luciana ^b   Gargantini, Gianluigi ^c   Guarino, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile di Legnano   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Lodi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adherence; Diarrhea; Gastroenteritis; Guidelines; Hospital

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DEHYDRATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHYDRATION; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; DIARRHEA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GASTROENTERITIS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROBIOTICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84926126228     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000396     Document Type: Article

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