Clinical Trial: Optimising Antibiotic Use for Paediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Africa

U.S., Sept. 26 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07841691) titled 'Optimising Antibiotic Use for Paediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Africa' on Sept. 15.

Brief Summary: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) remain a leading cause of hospitalisation and death among young children in Africa. Although viral infections account for a substantial proportion of LRTIs, antibiotics are frequently prescribed because distinguishing between viral and bacterial infections can be challenging. This contributes to unnecessary antibiotic exposure and the rising global public health challenge of antimicrobial resistance.

This pragmatic, unblinded randomised controlled study will evaluate whether ...