Etiological diagnosis reduces the use of antibiotics in infants with bronchiolitis

OBJECTIVE: Acute bronchiolitis is a leading cause of infant hospitalization and is most commonly caused by respiratory syncytial virus. Etiological tests are not required for its diagnosis, but the influence of viral screening on the therapeutic approach for acute bronchiolitis remains unclear. METH...

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Main Authors: Ângela Esposito Ferronato, Alfredo Elias Gilio, Alexandre Archanjo Ferraro, Milena de Paulis, Sandra E. Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2012-09-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000900003