In-and Out-Patient Treatment
The revised guidelines present two major changes to existing guidelines: (A) there are now just 2 categories of pneumonia instead of 3 (“pneumonia” which is treated at home with oral amoxicillin and “severe pneumonia” which requires injectable antibiotics) and (B) oral amoxicillin replaces o...ral cotrimoxazole as first line treatment, preferably in 250mg dispersible tablet form, twice daily for five days which can be reduced to three days in low HIV settings.
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Glob Health Sci Pract February 1, 2014 vol. 2 no. 1 p. 103-116
This new publication presents the continuing and emerging challenges to children’s environmental health.