Simplified antibiotic regimens for young infants with possible serious bacterial infection when the referral is not feasible in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
<h4>Introduction</h4>Neonates with serious bacterial infections should be treated with injectable antibiotics after hospitalization, which may not be feasible in many low resource settings. In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a guideline for the management of young infa...
Main Authors: | Adrien Lokangaka, Daniel Ishoso, Antoinette Tshefu, Michel Kalonji, Paulin Takoy, Jack Kokolomami, John Otomba, Samira Aboubaker, Shamim Ahmad Qazi, Yasir Bin Nisar, Rajiv Bahl, Carl Bose, Yves Coppieters |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268277 |
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