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Updated Recommendation
A new evidence synthesis was published:2024, Guideline on management of pneumonia and diarrhoea in children up to 10 years of age.
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GuidelineRecommendations for management of common childhood conditions : evidence for technical update of pocket book recommendations : newborn conditions, dysentery, pneumonia, oxygen use and delivery, common causes of fever, severe acute malnutrition and supportive care
Year of Publication2012
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Retired
Children with non-severe pneumonia (i.e. fast breathing with no chest indrawing or danger sign) should be treated with oral amoxicillin. The exception is in patients with HIV:
- With low HIV prevalence, give amoxicillin at least 40mg/kg/dose twice daily
for 3 days.
- With high HIV prevalance, give amoxicillin of at least 40mg/kg/dose twice
daily for 5 days
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Moderate