Efficacy of 7 Day Course of Ambulatory Oral Amoxicillin for Treating Severe Pneumonia in 3-59 Months Old Indian Children-Multicentric Randomised Control Trial (ISPOT Group)

Background and aims: Injectable penicillin and hospitalization is the recommended treatment for WHO-defined severe pneumonia in children aged 3-59 months. We determined if treatment with oral amoxicillin when administered for first 48 hours in the hospital followed by 5 days at home (hospital group) was equivalent to a 7 day ambulatory treatment (home group).