The prognostic value of dipstick urinalysis in children admitted to hospital with severe malnutrition
Archives of Disease in Childhood
Jun 1, 2010
Nahashon ThuoKathryn Maitland
PMID: 20371590
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Children with severe malnutrition (SAM) present to hospital with an array of complications, resulting in high mortality despite adherence to WHO guidelines. Diagnostic resources in developing countries are limited and bedside tests could help identify high-risk children. Dipstick urinal...read more
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Sepsis
Hospitalization
Coliform bacteria
Urinalysis; Qualitative or Semiquantitative, Except Immunoassays
Observation Method - Dipstick
Portion of Urine
Nitrites
Bacterial Sepsis
Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Combination
Urinary Tract Infection
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Inpatient management of severe malnutrition: time for a change in protocol and practice
Annals of Tropical PaediatricsJanuary 1, 2011David R Brewster
The outcome of a test-treat package versus routine outpatient care for Ghanaian children with fever: a pragmatic randomized control trial
Malaria JournalNovember 26, 2014Emmanuel AmeyawImelda Bates1150
Severe acute malnutrition and infection
Paediatrics and International Child HealthDecember 1, 2014Kelsey D J Jones, James Alexander Berkley2307
Do children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition need antibiotics? A systematic review and meta-analysis
PloS OneJanuary 9, 2013Gabriel AlcobaAlain Gervaix3119
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The prognostic value of dipstick urinalysis in children admitted to hospital with severe malnutrition
Abstract
Children with severe malnutrition (SAM) present to hospital with an array of complications, resulting in high mortality despite adherence to WHO guidelines. Diagnostic resources in developing countries are limited and bedside tests could help identify high-risk children. Dipstick urinal...read more
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Sepsis
Hospitalization
Coliform bacteria
Urinalysis; Qualitative or Semiquantitative, Except Immunoassays
Observation Method - Dipstick
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Inpatient management of severe malnutrition: time for a change in protocol and practice
Annals of Tropical PaediatricsJanuary 1, 2011David R BrewsterThe outcome of a test-treat package versus routine outpatient care for Ghanaian children with fever: a pragmatic randomized control trial
Malaria JournalNovember 26, 2014Emmanuel AmeyawImelda Bates1150Severe acute malnutrition and infection
Paediatrics and International Child HealthDecember 1, 2014Kelsey D J Jones, James Alexander Berkley2307Do children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition need antibiotics? A systematic review and meta-analysis
PloS OneJanuary 9, 2013Gabriel AlcobaAlain Gervaix3119
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