Antibiotic prescribing practices for acute respiratory illness in children less than 24 months of age in Kenema, Sierra Leone: is it time to move beyond algorithm driven decision making?

Antibiotic prescribing practices for acute respiratory illness in children less than 24 months of age in Kenema, Sierra Leone: is it time to move beyond algorithm driven decision making?

Abstract Background Lower respiratory tract infections are the leading cause of mortality in young children globally. In many resource-limited settings clinicians rely on guidelines such as IMCI or ETAT + that promote empiric antibiotic utilization for management of acute respiratory illness (ARI)....

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Main Authors: Troy D. Moon, Ibrahim Sumah, Gustavo Amorim, Foday Alhasan, Leigh M. Howard, Harriett Myers, Ann F. Green, Donald S. Grant, John S. Schieffelin, Robert J. Samuels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Acute respiratory illness
Pediatrics
Antibiotics
Sierra Leone
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08606-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08606-0

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