Summary of some of pneumonia studies that informed previous WHO guidelines
Study | Treatment arms | Mortality |
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Shann et al 36 | Chloramphenicol alone | 48/377 | 0.1470 |
Chloramphenicol+penicillin | 62/371 | ||
Addo-Yobo et al 13 | Injectable penicillin | 7/845 | 0.0050 |
Oral amoxicillin | 2/857 | ||
Agweyu et al 18 | Injectable penicillin | 3/264 | 0.008 |
Oral amoxicillin | 1/263 |