Out-patient drug treatment of pneumonia among children under two years of age in Fortaleza, Brazil Tratamento ambulatorial das pneumonias nas crianças menores de dois anos em Fortaleza, Brasil

• Main Authors: Chizuru Misago (Author), Tom F. Marshall (Author), Walter Fonseca (Author), Betty R. Kirkwood (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

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...