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ANTIMALARIAL DRUG PRESCRIBING PRACTICE IN PEDIATRICS IN A UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Objective: The study was carried out to describe the antimalarial drug prescribing practice in pediatrics in the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu. The specific objectives were to determine: the cases that were diagnosed based on laboratory investigation; the specific antimalarial drugs prescribed for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria cases between 2003-2011; the changes- if any- in the prescription pattern of the prescribers following the introduction of the Treatment Guidelines and the level of their compliance to the guidelinesMethod: The patients’ medical charts were as
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]1.6 MALARIA IN CHILDRENIt has not been easy to assess epidemiology of malaria in children because most of the clinical symptoms are non-specific and most of the cases occur in settings where no routine testing is available. Figures for disease burden vary widely, reflecting disparity in the data sources used to derive different estimates (Crawley, 2010). Estimates from WHO for 2008 suggested that 243 million cases (95% CI 190–311 million) of malaria (around 90% caused by P falciparum) resulted in 863 000 deaths (708 000–1 003 000), of which more than 80% occurred in children younger than ... Continue Reading
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Objective: The study was carried out to describe the antimalarial drug prescribing practice in pediatrics in the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu. The specific objectives were to determine: the cases that were diagnosed based on laboratory investigation; the specific antimalarial drugs prescribed for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria cases between 2003-2011; the changes- if any- in the prescription pattern of the prescribers following the introduction of the Treatment Guidelines and the level of their compliance to the guidelinesMethod: The patients’ medical charts were as
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