Use of antibiotics within the IMCI guidelines in outpatient settings in Papua New Guinean children: an observational and effectiveness study.

There is a need to investigate the effectiveness and appropriateness of antibiotics prescription within the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy in the context of routine outpatient clinics.Making use of a passive case detection system established for a malaria prevention trial...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Senn, Patricia Rarau, Mary Salib, Doris Manong, Peter Siba, Stephen Rogerson, Ivo Mueller, Blaise Genton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3953204?pdf=render