Importance Short-course antibiotic therapy could enhance adherence and reduce adverse
drug effects and costs. However, based on sparse evidence, most guidelines recommend a …

Background Pneumonia caused by bacterial pathogens is the leading cause of mortality in
children in low‐income countries. Early administration of antibiotics improves outcomes …

The British Thoracic Society first published management guidelines for community acquired
pneumonia in children in 2002 and covered available evidence to early 2000. These …

In the early 1980s, the global burden of childhood mortality due to pneumonia led the World
Health Organization (WHO) to develop a pneumonia control strategy suitable for countries …

Hypoxaemia is a common complication of childhood infections, particularly acute lower
respiratory tract infections. In pneumonia—a disease that disproportionately impacts …

Background With the aim of populating the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) with parameters of
effectiveness of existing interventions, we conducted a systematic review of the literature …

Few studies are available to inform duration of intravenous antibiotics for children and when
it is safe and appropriate to switch to oral antibiotics. We have systematically reviewed …

Background Pneumonia and malaria, two of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality
among children under five in Zambia, often have overlapping clinical manifestations. Zambia …

Objective Pneumonia is a leading cause of death in children worldwide. A simple clinical
score predicting the probability of death in a young child with lower respiratory tract infection …

Pneumonia is a widespread and common infectious lung disease that causes inflammation,
which can lead to reduced oxygenation, shortness of breath, and death. An estimated nearly …