In children developing mild or moderate pneumonia at home, is three days of antibiotics enough? Evidence update - Summary of a Cochrane Review

International Public Health, LSTM (2009) In children developing mild or moderate pneumonia at home, is three days of antibiotics enough? Evidence update - Summary of a Cochrane Review. Liverpool, Effective Health Care Research Consortium, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

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Abstract

Three days of antibiotics is as effective as longer treatments for mild and moderate community-acquired pneumonia.

Item Type:	Other
Corporate Authors:	Effective Health Care Research Consortium
Additional Information:	Produced by the Effective Health Care Research Consortium (www.liv.ac.uk/evidence), Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, supported by the Department for International Development UK. Adapted from Haider BA, Saeed MA, Bhutta ZA. Short-course versus long-course antibiotic therapy for non-severe community-acquired pneumonia in children aged 2 months to 59 months. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD005976. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005976.pub2 Evidence Update published in December 2009.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cochrane Review CD005976, pneumonia, antibiotic therapy, child health, evidence update
Subjects:	QV Pharmacology > QV 38 Drug action. WF Respiratory System > WF 140 Diseases of the respiratory system (General) WS Pediatrics > Diseases of Children and Adolescents > By System > WS 280 Respiratory system
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department
Depositing User:	Faye Moody
Date Deposited:	23 Aug 2010 14:20
Last Modified:	17 Feb 2025 15:39
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/1139

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