RCT: Among children with community-acquired pneumonia discharged within 48 hours from the ED or hospital, lower-dose outpatient oral amoxicillin was noninferior to a higher dose, and a 3-day duration course was noninferior to 7 days.
3 Nov, 2021 | 09:56h | UTCEffect of Amoxicillin Dose and Treatment Duration on the Need for Antibiotic Re-treatment in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The CAP-IT Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
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lower-dose outpatient oral amoxicillin was noninferior to higher dose& 3d was noninferior to 7 d, w regard to need for Abx re-treatment @BradSpellberg table update ? https://t.co/VkxBmJaEeW pic.twitter.com/fKzpGp1XM7— Antibiotic Stewa®️x? Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) November 2, 2021