Randomized controlled trial of standard versus double dose cotrimoxazole for childhood pneumonia in Pakistan

• Main Authors: Rasmussen, Zeba A., Bari, Abdul, Qazi, Shamim, Rehman, Gul, Azam, Iqbal, Khan, SherBaz, Aziz, Farida, Rafi, Sadia, Roghani, Mehr Taj, Iqbal, Imran, Nagi, Abdul Ghaffar, Hussain, Waqar, Bano, Nahida, van Latum, late J.C., Khan, Mushtaq
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: World Health Organization 2005
• Subjects: RJ Pediatrics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/28695/1/15609427.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/28695/; http://www.who.int/bulletin/en/

Objective Increasing concern over bacterial resistance to cotrimoxazole, which is recommended by WHO as a first-line drug for treating non-severe pneumonia, led to the suggestion that this might not be optimal therapy. However, changing to alternative antimicrobial agents, such as amoxicillin, is...