Urgent Bite 122 - Antibiotics for LRTI in children

A good paper to read about antibiotic prescribing in children with LRTI and an opportunity to listen to the author of the paper.

 

Read the paper here - Little P et al. Antibiotics for lower respiratory tract infection in children presenting in primary care in England (ARTIC PC): a double-blind, randomised controlled trial.  Lancet 2021 Oct16;398(10309): 1417-1426

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8542731/

 

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