175. Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial of Short vs. Standard Course Outpatient Therapy of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children (SCOUT-CAP)
Williams D, Creech C, Walter E, Martin J, Gerber J, Newland J, Howard L, Hofto M, Staat M, Oler R, Conrad T, Tuyishimire B, Pettigrew M, Fowler V, Chambers H, Zaoutis T, Evans S, Huskins W. 175. Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial of Short vs. Standard Course Outpatient Therapy of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children (SCOUT-CAP). Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s216-s216. PMCID: PMC7776421, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort-course therapyCourse therapyAntibiotic exposureClinical improvementOutpatient therapyAdverse effectsDouble-blind Controlled TrialPlacebo-controlled superiority trialDays of antibioticsInitial clinical improvementShort antibiotic exposureShorter antibiotic coursesCommunity-Acquired PneumoniaStart of therapyCAP treatmentChildren ages 6Antibiotic coursesInitial therapyAcquired PneumoniaBaseline characteristicsClinical responseSecondary outcomesStandard therapyControlled TrialsPrimary outcome