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Effective Health Care Research Consortium (2011) In children with sickle cell disease, does penicillin prevent pneumococcal infection? Evidence update - Summary of a Cochrane Review. Liverpool, Effective Health Care Research Consortium, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
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Abstract
Penicillin prophylaxis can prevent pneumococcal infections in children under the age of five years with sickle cell disease.
Item Type: | Other |
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Corporate Authors: | Effective Health Care Research Consortium |
Additional Information: | Produced by the Effective Health Care Research Consortium (www.liv.ac.uk/evidence), Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, supported by UKaid from the Department for International Development UK. Adapted from Hirst C, Owusu-Ofori S. Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2002, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD003427. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003427 Evidence Update published in March 2011. |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cochrane Review CD003427, Child Health, Antibiotic Prophylaxis, Adolescent, Anemia, Sickle Cell Disease, SCD, Hemoglobin, Penicillins, Pneumococcal Infections, beta-Thalassemia, Evidence Update. |
Subjects: | WA Public Health > WA 20.5 Research (General) WC Communicable Diseases > Infection. Bacterial Infections > Bacterial Infections > WC 217 Pneumococcal infections WH Hemic and Lymphatic Systems > Hematologic Diseases. Immunologic Factors. Blood Banks > WH 170 Hemolytic anemia (e.g., Sickle cell anemia) |
Faculty: Department: | Groups (2002 - 2012) > International Health Group |
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Depositing User: | Faye Moody |
Date Deposited: | 05 Sep 2011 14:35 |
Last Modified: | 06 Feb 2018 13:03 |
URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/2298 |
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