Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of narrow-spectrum versus broad-spectrum antibiotics for the treatment of childhood pneumonia.

Chilot Abiyu DemekeGetnet Mequanent AdinewTamrat Befekadu AbebeAbebech Tewabe GelayeSisay G/Hana GemedaDawit Kumilachew Yimenu

Published in: SAGE open medicine (2021)

The effectiveness of narrow-spectrum therapy is similar to that of broad-spectrum therapy for children hospitalized with CAP. Treatment regimens for children with community-acquired pneumonia should be selected based on their safety profile and their tendency for antibiotic resistance.

Keyphrases

community acquired pneumonia
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
young adults
intensive care unit
combination therapy
early life
smoking cessation