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Randomized trial of amoxicillin vs. placebo for pneumonia in Pakistan: A double blind community-based randomized trial of amoxicillin versus placebo for fast breathing pneumonia in children aged 2-59 months in Karachi, Pakistan (RETAPP)

BACKGROUND: World Health Organization (WHO) recommends oral amoxicillin in fast breathing pneumonia while recent trial evidence indicates that non-treatment might be non-inferior. METHODS: A double blind randomized parallel placebo-controlled non-inferiority trial was conducted in slums of Karachi,...

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Autores principales: Jehan, Fyezah, Nisar, Muhammad Imran, Kerai, Salima, Balouch, Benazir, Brown, Nick, Rahman, Najeeb, Rizvi, Arjumand, Shafiq, Yasir, Zaidi, Anita K M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Massachusetts Medical Society 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7244232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32609980
http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1911998