Oral Antibiotics Cut Hospital Stay for Kids With Pneumonia
A major international clinical trial, the PediCAP study, found that children hospitalized with severe pneumonia can safely transition from injectable to oral antibiotics once they begin to recover. This change could reduce hospital stays, lower healthcare costs, and decrease the risk of hospital-acquired infections.
Children hospitalised with severe pneumonia can safely switch from injectable to oral antibiotics once they begin to recover, allowing many to return home sooner and complete treatment outside hospital. This is according to a major international clinical trial led by researchers from City St George's, University of London, UCL Innovative Clinical Trials Unit, and partners across Africa and Europe, with results published today in The Lancet.
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