DOI: 10.21276/sasjm.2018.4.1.2

Pages: 5-12

The study was done to see the clinical features, Diagnosis, investigation and management with specific to Drug management of Acute Respiratory Infection in children. The study was a prospective Cohort study conducted in Children Hospital, Benghazi, during January, 2010 to June, 2010 in 200 children admitted in Medicine Ward were taken as study subject and followed up to the discharge from the hospital. Age and Gender distribution in ARI Children were in the age group of below 1 year with 9.00% in Male and 11.00% in female, followed by 15.00% and 19.00% male and female children in the age group of 1-2 years. Age group of 2-3 years were 6.00% in male and 6, 50% in female, Age group 3-4 and 4-5 years children were 5.00%, 4.00% in male and 4.00% and 3.00% in female children respectively. The youngest child was of 40 days old after birth admitted with ARI with decline pattern of ARI above age group above 5 years in this study. Weight group 2.5- 3.5 Kg in the under one year were the highest number of ARI cases followed by 15.00% in weight group of 5-8 Kg in the age group of 1-2 years children.