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BACKGROUND: There are concerns that the evidence from studies showing non-inferiority of oral amoxicillin to benzyl penicillin for severe pneumonia may not be generalizable to high mortality settings. METHODS: An open-label multicenter randomized controlled non-inferiority trial was conducted at six Kenyan hospitals. Eligible children aged 2 - 59 months were randomized to receive amoxicillin or benzyl penicillin and followed up for the primary outcome of treatment failure at 48 hours. A non...
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- 10.1093/cid/ciu1166
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- Journal:
- Clin Infect Dis
- Publication date:
- 2014-12-30
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1537-6591
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uuid:a93d431d-5a6b-4bfb-bc67-7ce684144c64
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502163
- Local pid:
- pubs:502163
- Language:
- English
- Copyright date:
- 2014
Journal article
Oral Amoxicillin versus Benzyl Penicillin for Severe Pneumonia among Kenyan Children: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Non-inferiority Trial.
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