Antibiotics in childhood pneumonia: how long is long enough?

• Main Authors: Grimwood, Keith, Fong, S.M., Mong, How Ooi, Nathan, Anna M., Chang, Anne B.
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2016
• Subjects: RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15783/1/Antibiotics%20in%20childhood%20pneumonia%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15783/; http://pneumonia.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41479-016-0006-x

Improved access to healthcare, vaccines and treatment with antibiotics has reduced global mortality from childhood community-acquired pneumonia. However, as respiratory viruses are responsible for most episodes of pneumonia, important questions remain over who should receive these agents and the len...