Do Children with Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition Need Antibiotics? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: Current (1999) World Health Organization guidelines recommend giving routine antibiotics (AB) for all children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), even if they have uncomplicated disease with no clinically obvious infections. We examined the evidence behind this recommendation. METHODS...

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Autores principales: Alcoba, Gabriel, Kerac, Marko, Breysse, Serge, Salpeteur, Cécile, Galetto-Lacour, Annick, Briend, André, Gervaix, Alain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541371/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23326395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053184

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541371/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23326395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053184

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