Table 1.
Key differences between the IMCI and the new ALgorithm for the MANAgement of Childhood illness (ALMANACH) (section dedicated to the management of acute conditions in children aged 2 months to 5 years).
Fig 1.
Distribution of diagnoses at inclusion in the ALMANACH (A) and standard practice (B) arms.
* Diagnosis given by clinicians when they do not classify further the respiratory infection.
Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the patients in intervention (ALMANACH) and control (standard practice) arms (n = 1465).
Fig 2.
Study profile.
Table 3.
Clinical outcome and antimicrobials prescribed in children managed by ALMANACH and standard practice.
Table 4.
Characteristics of the 23 patients who were not cured at day 7 in the ALMANACH arm.
URTI = Upper respiratory tract infection, RR = respiratory rate, NA = not available.
Table 5.
Characteristics of the 19 patients who received antibiotics during re-attendance in the ALMANACH arm.