Placebo vs Amoxicillin for Nonsevere Fast-Breathing Pneumonia in Malawian Children Aged 2 to 59 Months
Author(s) -
Amy Sarah Ginsburg,
Tisungane Mvalo,
Evangelyn Nkwopara,
Eric D. McCollum,
Chifundo Ndamala,
Robert H. Schmicker,
Ajib Phiri,
Norman Lufesi,
Rasa Izadnegahdar,
Susanne May
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.3407
Subject(s) - medicine , amoxicillin , placebo , pneumonia , randomized controlled trial , population , pediatrics , antibiotics , alternative medicine , environmental health , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Pneumonia is the leading infectious killer of children. Rigorous evidence supporting antibiotic treatment of children with nonsevere fast-breathing pneumonia in low-resource African settings is lacking.
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