Simplified antibiotic regimens for treatment of clinical severe infection in the outpatient setting when referral is not possible for young infants in Pakistan (Simplified Antibiotic Therapy Trial [SATT]): a randomised, open-label, equivalence trial

• Main Authors: Dr. Fatima Mir, MBBS (Author), Imran Nisar, MBBS (Author), Shiyam S Tikmani, MBBS (Author), Benazir Baloch, MBBS (Author), Sadia Shakoor, MBBS (Author), Fyezah Jehan, MBBS (Author), Imran Ahmed, MSc (Author), Simon Cousens, DipMathStat (Author), Prof. Anita K M Zaidi, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Parenteral antibiotic therapy for young infants (aged 0-59 days) with suspected sepsis is sometimes not available or feasible in countries with high neonatal mortality. Outpatient treatment could save lives in such settings. We aimed to assess the equivalence of two simplified antibiotic...