A short course of antibiotics is effective for treating pneumonia in children | The BMJ

2022-08-08 07:24:50 By : Ms. Sarah Liu

Barratt S, Bielicki JA, Dunn D, et al. Amoxicillin duration and dose for community-acquired pneumonia in children: the CAP-IT factorial non-inferiority RCT. Health Technol Assess 2021;25:60.

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