Community-based amoxicillin treatment for fast breathing pneumonia in young infants 7–59 days old: a cluster randomised trial in rural Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India and Malawi

Introduction Young infants 7–59 days old with fast breathing pneumonia presented to a primary level health facility receive a 7-day course of amoxicillin as per the WHO guideline. However, community-level health workers (CLHW) are not allowed to treat these infants. This trial evaluated the communit...

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Main Authors: Humphreys Nsona, Tadesse Awoke Ayele, Sunita Taneja, Nita Bhandari, Abebaw Gebeyehu, Kassahun Alemu, Don P Mathanga, Lulu M Muhe, Samira Aboubaker, Gashaw Andargie, Zemene Tigabu, Salim Sadruddin, Gunjan Aggarwal, Yasir B Nisar, Suresh Dalpath, Jasmine Kaur, Yasir Bin Nisar, Golam Mothabbir, Shohel Rana, ASM Nawshad Ahmed, Alemayehu Teklu, Ashenafi Tazebew, Sudarshan Mundra, Amarnath Mehrotra, Amneet P. Kumar, Gomezgani Jenda, Peter Moschovis, Shamim Ahmad Qazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:BMJ Global Health
Online Access:https://gh.bmj.com/content/6/8/e006578.full