Out-patient drug treatment of pneumonia among children under two years of age in Fortaleza, Brazil

• Auteurs principaux: Misago Chizuru (Auteur), Marshall Tom F. (Auteur), Fonseca Walter (Auteur), Kirkwood Betty R. (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Results are reported from a study on drug use in treatment of children with pneumonia in a pediatric hospital in the city of Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil. There were 171 out-patients; prescription details were obtained for 149. The most commonly prescribed antimicrobial drug was procaine penicilli...