Comparative Effectiveness of β-lactams Vs Azithromycin for Treatment of Outpatient Pediatric Community-acquired Pneumonia

BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend amoxicillin as first-line therapy for mild, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in healthy, immunized children because of its effectiveness against S. pneumoniae. However, macrolides, which have inferior anti-pneumococcal activity, are the most commonly prescribed cla...

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Autores principales: Handy, Lori, Gerber, Jeffrey S, Bryan, Matthew, Zaoutis, Theoklis, Feemster, Kristen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5630985/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx162.007

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5630985/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx162.007

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