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- Title
Antibiotic treatment of children with community-acquired pneumonia: comparison of penicillin or ampicillin versus cefuroxime.
- Authors
Dinur-Schejter, Yael; Cohen-Cymberknoh, Malena; Tenenbaum, Ariel; Brooks, Rebecca; Averbuch, Diana; Kharasch, Sigmund; Kerem, Eitan
- Abstract
Adherence to current guidelines for treatment of non-complicated community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children, recommending penicillin or ampicillin as first-line treatment, has been poor. Our objective was to examine whether cefuroxime confers an advantage over penicillin or ampicillin for the treatment of children hospitalized with non-complicated CAP.
- Publication
Pediatric pulmonology, 2013, Vol 48, Issue 1, p52
- ISSN
1099-0496
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1002/ppul.22534