Bibliographic Info
GuidelineGuideline on management of pneumonia and diarrhoea in children up to 10 years of age.
Year of Publication2024
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
In children 2–59 months of age with chest indrawing (with or without fast breathing) and no danger sign ( not able to drink or breastfeed, or vomits everything, or has had convulsions, or is lethargic or unconscious, or stridor or hypoxaemia) WHO recommends the use of oral amoxicillin for five days in the outpatient setting rather than injectable antibiotics in the inpatient setting