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Clinical Infectious Diseases
Data on clinical infectious diseases discussed by J.S. Bradley and colleagues
December 23rd, 2008
"There are few placebo-controlled, randomized, prospective clinical trials of antibiotic therapy for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children. The reduction in mortality seen in early trials of antibacterials for treatment of bacterial CAP in adults and children was dramatic and led to the adoption of antibacterial therapy as the standard of care for CAP in both adults and children," investigators in the United States report. "Because of the efficacy of antibacterials for treatment of CAP in adults and the reluctance of society to place children at risk of adverse outcomes in placebo-controlled clinical trials, pediatric investigations of this type were not...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-12-23)
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