Under treatment of pneumonia among children under 5 years of age in a malaria-endemic area: Population-based surveillance study conducted in Manhica district- rural, Mozambique

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue , 2015, Pages e39-e45

  Acácio, Sozinho ^a,b   Verani, Jennifer R ^c   Lanaspa, Miguel ^a,d   Fairlie, Tarayn A ^c   Nhampossa, Tacilta ^a,b   Ruperez, Maria ^a,d   Aide, Pedro ^a,b   Plikaytis, Brian D ^c   Sacoor, Charfudin ^a   Macete, Eusebio ^a   Alonso, Pedro ^a,d   Sigaúque, Betuel ^a,b  

^a Ministérioda Saúde   (Mozambique)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Mozambique)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Guideline Adherence; Mozambique; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOZAMBIQUE; PALLOR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; TACHYPNEA; AMBULATORY CARE; COINFECTION; COMPLICATION; HEALTH SURVEY; INFANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COINFECTION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84930958601     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.05.010     Document Type: Article

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