Ambulatory short-course high-dose oral amoxicillin for treatment of severe pneumonia in children: a...
Ambulatory short-course high-dose oral amoxicillin for treatment of severe pneumonia in children: a randomised equivalency trial
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Hazir, Tabish, FCPS , Fox, LeAnne M, MD , Nisar, Yasir Bin, MBBS , Fox, Matthew P, DSc , Ashraf, Yusra Pervaiz, MBBS , MacLeod, William B, DSc , Ramzan, Afroze, Prof , Maqbool, Sajid, Prof , Masood, Tahir, FCPS , Hussain, Waqar, Prof , Murtaza, Asifa, Prof , Khawar, Nadeem, Prof , Tariq, Parveen, Prof , Asghar, Rai, Prof , Simon, Jonathon L, DSc , Thea, Donald M, Prof, Dr , Qazi, Shamim A, MD , for the New Outpatient Short-Course Home Oral Therapy for Severe Pneumonia (NO-SHOTS) Study Group and New Outpatient Short-Course Home Oral Therapy for Severe Pneumonia Study Group
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England: Elsevier Ltd
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English
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Summary Background WHO case management guidelines for severe pneumonia involve referral to hospital for treatment with parenteral antibiotics. If equally as effective as parenteral treatment, home-based oral antibiotic treatment could reduce referral, admission, and treatment costs. Our aim was to determine whether home treatment with high-dose ora...
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Ambulatory short-course high-dose oral amoxicillin for treatment of severe pneumonia in children: a randomised equivalency trial
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Fox, LeAnne M, MD
Nisar, Yasir Bin, MBBS
Fox, Matthew P, DSc
Ashraf, Yusra Pervaiz, MBBS
MacLeod, William B, DSc
Ramzan, Afroze, Prof
Maqbool, Sajid, Prof
Masood, Tahir, FCPS
Hussain, Waqar, Prof
Murtaza, Asifa, Prof
Khawar, Nadeem, Prof
Tariq, Parveen, Prof
Asghar, Rai, Prof
Simon, Jonathon L, DSc
Thea, Donald M, Prof, Dr
Qazi, Shamim A, MD
for the New Outpatient Short-Course Home Oral Therapy for Severe Pneumonia (NO-SHOTS) Study Group
New Outpatient Short-Course Home Oral Therapy for Severe Pneumonia Study Group
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70188944
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70188944
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0140-6736
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1474-547X
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10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60071-9
