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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...
Autores principales: | Alcoba, Gabriel, Kerac, Marko, Breysse, Serge, Salpeteur, Cécile, Galetto-Lacour, Annick, Briend, André, Gervaix, Alain |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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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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