Randomized Trial of Amoxicillin for Pneumonia in Pakistan
Author(s) -
Fyezah Jehan,
Muhammad Imran Nisar,
Salima Kerai,
Benazir Balouch,
Nick Brown,
Najeeb Rahman,
Arjumand Rizvi,
Yasir Shafiq,
Anita K. M. Zaidi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1911998
Subject(s) - amoxicillin , medicine , placebo , randomization , tachypnea , pneumonia , randomized controlled trial , confidence interval , pediatrics , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , alternative medicine , pathology , tachycardia
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends oral amoxicillin for patients who have pneumonia with tachypnea, yet trial data indicate that not using amoxicillin to treat this condition may be noninferior to using amoxicillin.
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