Low Socioeconomic Status Is Associated with Prolonged Times to Assessment and Treatment, Sepsis and Infectious Death in Pediatric Fever in El Salvador

BACKGROUND: Infection remains the most common cause of death from toxicity in children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries. Rapid administration of antibiotics when fever develops can prevent progression to sepsis and shock, and serves as an important indicator of the quality of care in...

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Autores principales: Gavidia, Ronald, Fuentes, Soad L., Vasquez, Roberto, Bonilla, Miguel, Ethier, Marie-Chantal, Diorio, Caroline, Caniza, Miguela, Howard, Scott C., Sung, Lillian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3425537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22928008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043639

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3425537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22928008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043639

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