Routine amoxicillin for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition in children

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 374, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 444-453

  Isanaka, Sheila ^a,c   Langendorf, Céline ^a   Berthé, Fatou ^a   Gnegne, Smaila ^a   Li, Nan ^c   Ousmane, Nassirou ^d   Harouna, Souley ^e   Hassane, Hamidine ^g   Schaefer, Myrto ^b   Adehossi, Eric ^f   Grais, Rebecca F ^a  

^a Epicentre   (United States)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Ministry of Health   (Niger)

^e Forum Santé Niger ^*  (Niger)

^f National Hospital   (Niger)

^g UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PLACEBO; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84956883804     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1507024     Document Type: Article

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