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Pediatric UTIs: Short-Course vs. Standard-Course Antibiotics — Is It Time for a Change?

by Marco Propersi posted October 26, 2023 No Comments

Background: There is a shifting paradigm towards shorter durations of antibiotics in pediatric infections. Conflicting international guidelines recommend treatment of urinary tract infection (UTI) with antibiotic courses ranging from just 3 days to 7–14 days.1–4 Antimicrobial resistance is a global …

Infectious DiseasePediatrics

Short Course Antibiotics for Peds CAP: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

by Marco Propersi posted December 5, 2022 No Comments

Background: There is a shifting paradigm with persuasive evidence favoring a shorter duration of antibiotics for outpatient management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children. The SAFER and CAP-IT trials found that short-course antibiotic therapy was not inferior to standard duration …

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