Antibiotic Use and Outcomes in Children in the Emergency Department With Suspected Pneumonia. Lipshaw MJ, Eckerle M, Florin TA, Crotty EJ, Lipscomb J, Jacobs J, Rattan MS, Ruddy RM, Shah SS, Ambroggio L. Pediatrics. 2020 Mar 16. pii: e20193138. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-3138. [Epub ahead of print]
CONCLUSIONS: Among children with suspected CAP, the outcomes were not statistically different between those who did and did not receive an antibiotic prescription.
Does This Child Have Pneumonia? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review, Sonal N. Shah, MD, MPH1; Richard G. Bachur, MD1; David L. Simel, MD2,3; et al, JAMA. 2017;318(5):462-471. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.9039