In children with sickle cell disease, does penicillin prevent pneumococcal infection? Evidence Update, Sickle Cell and Child Health Series, March 2011

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2011
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Jones, B.

Abstract

Each Evidence Update is a 2-page summary of a Cochrane Review of healthcare interventions relevant to people in low-income and middle-income countries. This Evidence Update is 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.

Citation

Jones, B. In children with sickle cell disease, does penicillin prevent pneumococcal infection? Evidence Update, Sickle Cell and Child Health Series, March 2011. Effective Health Care Research Programme Consortium, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK (2011) 2 pp.

In children with sickle cell disease, does penicillin prevent pneumococcal infection? Evidence Update, Sickle Cell and Child Health Series, March 2011

Published 1 January 2011
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