Research on croup in children published by scientists at Prince of Songkla University

A report, "A randomized comparison of dexamethasone 0.15 mg/kg versus 0.6 mg/kg for the treatment of moderate to severe croup," is newly published data in International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. According to recent research from Thailand, "Although previous studies have shown that dexamethasone is useful in croup, the optimal dosage has not been clarified yet. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of dexamethasone 0.15 mg/kg single dose compared with the recommended dose of 0.6 mg/kg for treatment of hospitalized children with moderate to severe croup. Forty-one children aged 6 months to 5 years admitted from March 2001 to October 2003 at the...

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