TREATING A CHILD WITH COUGH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING AT DISTRICT HOSPITALS
Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are the commonest infections in children under the age of five years in Nepal. An under five child will have 4-6 episodes of ARI per year in Nepal. ARI episode does not differ much between developed and developing countries. Pneumonia is the commonest single cause...
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doaj-75775aee227c45f2a2809e4f28b646192020-11-24T21:27:45ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2004-05-014315310.31729/jnma.482TREATING A CHILD WITH COUGH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING AT DISTRICT HOSPITALSShiva Shrestha0P Bhattarai1M Sharma2Dept. of Paediatrics, Insitute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, KathmanduInsitute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, KathmanduInsitute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are the commonest infections in children under the age of five years in Nepal. An under five child will have 4-6 episodes of ARI per year in Nepal. ARI episode does not differ much between developed and developing countries. Pneumonia is the commonest single cause that causes death in a child with respiratory infections in developing countries. Treating pneumonia is still confusing. This article re-visits the basic concept in the treatment of pneumonia. Key Words: Pneumonia, persistent, pneumonia, antibiotics, treatment. http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/482 |
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TREATING A CHILD WITH COUGH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING AT DISTRICT HOSPITALS |
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TREATING A CHILD WITH COUGH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING AT DISTRICT HOSPITALS |
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TREATING A CHILD WITH COUGH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING AT DISTRICT HOSPITALS |
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TREATING A CHILD WITH COUGH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING AT DISTRICT HOSPITALS |
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TREATING A CHILD WITH COUGH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING AT DISTRICT HOSPITALS |
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treating a child with cough or difficulty in breathing at district hospitals |
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Nepal Medical Association |
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Journal of Nepal Medical Association |
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0028-2715 1815-672X |
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2004-05-01 |
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Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are the commonest infections in children under the age of five years in
Nepal. An under five child will have 4-6 episodes of ARI per year in Nepal. ARI episode does not differ
much between developed and developing countries. Pneumonia is the commonest single cause that causes
death in a child with respiratory infections in developing countries. Treating pneumonia is still confusing.
This article re-visits the basic concept in the treatment of pneumonia.
Key Words: Pneumonia, persistent, pneumonia, antibiotics, treatment.
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