Publications by authors named "Elia Vitale"

Background: Data are limited regarding the optimal dose and duration of amoxicillin treatment for community-acquired pneumonia in children.

Objectives: To determine the efficacy, safety and impact on antimicrobial resistance of shorter (3-day) and longer (7-day) treatment with amoxicillin at both a lower and a higher dose at hospital discharge in children with uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia.

Design: A multicentre randomised double-blind 2 × 2 factorial non-inferiority trial in secondary care in the UK and Ireland.

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