Prolonged peritoneal dialysis in patients awaiting renal transplantation.

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Study design: Observational. Population: Severe malnutrition (Kwashiorkor). Intervention: Routine antibiotic regimens vs. Targeted antibiotics based on clinical or bacteriological indication.

Q: What does this research mean for the field?

Approximately half of children admitted with severe malnutrition have an acute bacterial infection, indicating that routine antibiotic administration is of questionable value in the absence of clinical indications. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Simon Cohen; A. Percival

doi:10.1136/bmj.1.5589.409

February 17, 1968BMJOpen Access

Prolonged peritoneal dialysis in patients awaiting renal transplantation.

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Children admitted to the unit with severe malnutrition evaluated to determine the appropriateness of routine versus targeted antibiotic therapy.

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Routine antibiotic regimens vs Targeted antibiotics based on clinical or bacteriological indication

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Cohen et al. (1968) conducted an observational in Severe malnutrition (Kwashiorkor). Routine antibiotic regimens vs. Targeted antibiotics based on clinical or bacteriological indication was evaluated.

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