Antibiotic treatment duration for community acquired pneumonia in outpatient children in high-income countries - a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ilari KuitunenJohanna JääskeläinenMatti KorppiMarjo RenkoPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
A short antibiotic treatment duration of 3-5 days was equally effective and safe compared to the longer (current) recommendation of 7-10 days in children aged over 6 months with CAP. We suggest that short antibiotic courses can be implemented in treatment of pediatric CAP.