Consider Short Course of Antibiotics for Children with Nonsevere Community-Acquired Pneumonia.

According to this study: A systematic review and meta-analysis found high-quality evidence that a shorter course of antibiotics was noninferior to a longer course in children ages two to 59 months who had nonsevere community-acquired pneumonia.Clinicians should consider prescribing a shorter course of antibiotics for the management of nonsevere community-acquired pneumonia in children.