This pocket book consists of guidelines on triage, assessment & classification of illness severity, criteria for admission, and inpatient management of the major causes of childhood morbidity & mortality such as pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, severe acute malnutrition, meningitis, HIV, TB and neonatal conditions. The guidelines target management ofthe seriously ill newborn or child in the first …
The Panel on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of Children Living With HIV has reviewed and updated three sections of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection that are developed in collaboration with the Panel on Treatment of HIV in Pregnancy and Prevention of Perinatal Transmission (the Panels). These sections have been revised to include new d…
This edition has undergone major revisions and updates. The Standard Treatment Manual steering committee broadened the content included in these chapters, reflective of the increased capacity of health workers. Specific updates include a greater focus on communication and referral pathways, transfer and admission guidelines. Pharmacy and medicine administration instructions have been expanded, …