Impact of Community Management of Fever (Using Antimalarials With or Without Antibiotics) on Childhood Mortality: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Ghana

Impact of Community Management of Fever (Using Antimalarials With or Without Antibiotics) on Childhood Mortality: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Ghana

Malaria and pneumonia are leading causes of childhood mortality. Home Management of fever as Malaria (HMM) enables presumptive treatment with antimalarial drugs but excludes pneumonia. We aimed to evaluate the impact of adding an antibiotic, amoxicillin (AMX) to an antimalarial, artesunate amodiaqui...

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Main Authors: Chinbuah, Margaret A., Kager, Piet A., Abbey, Mercy, Gyapong, Margaret, Awini, Elizabeth, Nonvignon, Justice, Adjuik, Martin, Aikins, Moses, Pagnoni, Franco, Gyapong, John O.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3748510/

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