Педиатрическая фармакология (Mar 2011)

ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN — A TACTICS CHOICE

  • N.I. Voznesenskaya,
  • T.V. Margieva

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 2
pp. 102 – 107

Abstract

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The article is devoted to the most common childhood diseases — acute respiratory infections (ARI). As it is known, the unjustified drug prescriptions and polypragmazy are the most often registered just at ARI. In particular it concerns antipyretics, antibacterial and drugs «enhance immunity» for the frequent ARI treatment and prevention. At the same time, fails of one or another drug can lead to complications: severe septic course of bacterial process, convulsions etc. The authors share their experiences on the choice of tactics for a patient with ARI, as well as the prescription of therapies.Key words: acute respiratory infections, antipyretics, antibiotics, prophylaxis, immune modulators, bacterial lysates, the children.