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

BMJ 2022; 378 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o1767 (Published 05 August 2022) Cite this as: BMJ 2022;378:o1767
  1. Helen Saul, editor in chief1,
  2. Deniz Gursul, research dissemination manager1,
  3. Samantha Cassidy, science writer1 ,
  4. Julia Bielicki, lecturer2
  1. 1NIHR Centre for Engagement and Dissemination, Twickenham, UK
  2. 2St George’s University, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to H Saul NIHRAlerts{at}nihr.ac.uk

The study

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.

To read the full NIHR Alert, go to: https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/short-course-antibiotics-effective-in-childhood-pneumonia/

Footnotes

  • Competing interests: The BMJ has judged that there are no disqualifying financial ties to commercial companies. The authors declare the following other interests: none.

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