Amoxicillin for 3 or 5 Days for Chest-Indrawing Pneumonia in Malawian Children
Amoxicillin for 3 or 5 Days for Chest-Indrawing Pneumonia in Malawian Children
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DOI:
10.1056/nejmoa1912400
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发表时间:
2020-07-02
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
May, Susanne
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作者:
Ginsburg, Amy-Sarah;Mvalo, Tisungane;May, Susanne
BACKGROUNDEvidence regarding the appropriate duration of treatment with antibiotic agents in children with pneumonia in low-resource settings in Africa is lacking.METHODSWe conducted a double-blind, randomized, controlled, noninferiority trial in Lilongwe, Malawi, to determine whether treatment with amoxicillin for 3 days is less effective than treatment for 5 days in children with chest-indrawing pneumonia (cough lasting