Optimizing Care for Children Hospitalized With Community-acquired Pneumonia: Short-course Therapy

Summary

Children are commonly hospitalized because of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). There are multiple high-quality randomized trials of short-course antibiotic therapy (3-5 days of treatment) for adults hospitalized with CAP - but there is very little evidence in children. We intend to do a pilot RCT of short-course (3-5 days) vs standard-duration (8-10 days) antibiotic therapy for children hospitalized for CAP.

Timeline

Start

2024-04-17

Primary completion

2025-11-30

Completion

2026-01-01

Drugs

Indications