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Antibiotic therapy versus no antibiotic therapy for children aged 2 to 59 months with WHO-defined non-severe pneumonia and wheeze.


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SUBMITTER: Lassi ZS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8092454 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Antibiotic therapy versus no antibiotic therapy for children aged 2 to 59 months with WHO-defined non-severe pneumonia and wheeze.

Lassi Zohra S ZS   Padhani Zahra Ali ZA   Das Jai K JK   Salam Rehana A RA   Bhutta Zulfiqar A ZA  

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20210120


<h4>Background</h4>Worldwide, pneumonia is the leading cause of death amongst children under five years of age, and accounts for approximately two million deaths annually. Pneumonia can be classified according to the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. Classification includes assessment of certain clinical signs and symptoms, and the severity of the disease. Treatment is then tailored according to the classification. For non-severe pneumonia, the WHO recommends treatment with oral antibi  ...[more]

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