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- Title
Time to reconsider routine high-dose amoxicillin for community-acquired pneumonia in all Canadian children.
- Authors
Srimalie Rajapakse, Nipunie; Varkey Vayalumkal, Joseph; Gerben Vanderkooi, Otto; Ricketson, Leah Jeanne; Duncan Kellner, James
- Abstract
The author addresses issues and limitations of routine high-dose amoxicillin in treating community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) among children all over Canada. Topics discussed include common symptoms of CAP among children like rhinovirus, respiratory synctial virus and influenza, high-dose amoxicilin was recommended by an Infectious Diseases Society of America guideline, and results of a study on local pneumonia resistance rates found high-dose amoxicilin unfit for mild to moderate CAP.
- Subjects
CANADA; AMOXICILLIN; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; INFLUENZA; PEDIATRICS; RESPIRATORY syncytial virus; RNA viruses; COMMUNITY-acquired pneumonia; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Paediatrics & Child Health (1205-7088), 2016, Vol 21, Issue 2, p65
- ISSN
1205-7088
- Publication type
Opinion
- DOI
10.1093/pch/21.2.65