Estudo randomizado | Em crianças com pneumonia adquirida na comunidade, antibioticoterapia ambulatorial por 5 dias resultou em taxas de resposta clínica similares às obtidas com a estratégia padrão de 10 dias.

Short- vs Standard-Course Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children: The SCOUT-CAP Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics (gratuito por tempo limitado)

Comentários:

Trial finds 5 days of antibiotics superior to 10 for kids with pneumonia – CIDRAP

Shorter antibiotics treatment is better for young children with outpatient pneumonia – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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