| Title |
Do Children with Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition Need Antibiotics? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2013
|
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0053184 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gabriel Alcoba, Marko Kerac, Serge Breysse, Cécile Salpeteur, Annick Galetto-Lacour, André Briend, Alain Gervaix |
| Abstract |
Current (1999) World Health Organization guidelines recommend giving routine antibiotics (AB) for all children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), even if they have uncomplicated disease with no clinically obvious infections. We examined the evidence behind this recommendation. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 3 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 214 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Niger | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 210 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 41 | 19% |
| Researcher | 25 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 18 | 8% |
| Other | 15 | 7% |
| Other | 40 | 19% |
| Unknown | 56 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 89 | 42% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 6% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 6 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 25 | 12% |
| Unknown | 59 | 28% |