Month: May 2024

Four-day antibiotic treatment shows promise for childhood pneumonia in Africa

by Musakanya Chingandu | May 17, 2024 | news

The PediCAP consortium, a global partnership of 14 institutions, presented promising results from its main trial, PediCAP-A, at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID Global) conference held from April 27-30, 2024, in Barcelona,...

Economic impact of paediatric community acquired pneumonia in sub-Saharan Africa

by Musakanya Chingandu | May 6, 2024 | Pedicap Publications

Authors: Chitando M, Cleary S, Cunnama L
Presented at: ESCMID Global 2024

Early oral step-down to amoxicillin is safe and effective for children hospitalised with severe community-acquired pneumonia: the PediCAP trial

by Musakanya Chingandu | May 2, 2024 | Pedicap Publications

Authors: Musiime V on behalf of the PediCAP trial team
Presented at: ESCMID Global 2024