Treatment of infections in young infants in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of frontline health worker diagnosis and antibiotic access.

Treatment of infections in young infants in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of frontline health worker diagnosis and antibiotic access.

BACKGROUND: Inadequate illness recognition and access to antibiotics contribute to high case fatality from infections in young infants (<2 months) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We aimed to address three questions regarding access to treatment for young infant infections in LMICs: (...

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Main Authors: Anne C C Lee, Aruna Chandran, Hadley K Herbert, Naoko Kozuki, Perry Markell, Rashed Shah, Harry Campbell, Igor Rudan, Abdullah H Baqui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-10-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4196753?pdf=render

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