Short- vs Standard-Course Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children
Williams DJ, Creech CB, Walter EB, Martin JM, Gerber JS, Newland JG, Howard L, Hofto ME, Staat MA, Oler RE, Tuyishimire B, Conrad TM, Lee MS, Ghazaryan V, Pettigrew MM, Fowler VG, Chambers HF, Zaoutis TE, Evans S, Huskins WC, Team A. Short- vs Standard-Course Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children. JAMA Pediatrics 2022, 176: 253-261. PMID: 35040920, PMCID: PMC8767493, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.5547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood community-acquired pneumoniaAntibiotic-associated adverse effectsShort-course strategyClinical responseAdverse effectsDouble-blind placebo-controlled clinical trialPlacebo-controlled clinical trialEnd pointDays of antibioticsEarly clinical improvementInadequate clinical responseOutpatient antibiotic therapyShorter antibiotic durationsSimilar clinical responseCommunity-Acquired PneumoniaPrimary end pointComposite end pointResolution of symptomsAntibiotic treatment strategiesSubset of childrenAntibiotic daysAntibiotic durationClinical improvementAntibiotic therapyInitial treatment