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

Effective Health Care Research Consortium (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: Groups (2002 - 2012) > International Health Group
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Depositing User: Faye Moody
Date Deposited: 23 Aug 2010 14:20
Last Modified: 06 Feb 2018 13:01
URI: https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/1139

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