Question 1 Are oral antibiotics as efficacious as intravenous antibiotics for the treatment of community acquired pneumonia?

摘要

A 7-year-old b oy presents to the accident and emergency department with cough, a high temperature and signs of respiratory distress. An x-ray shows pneumonia. Does this child require intravenous antibiotics, or would oral antibiotics be suffi cient? In a 7-year-old boy with pneumonia [patient], are oral antibiotics [intervention] as effi cacious as intravenous antibiotics [comparison] for resolution of symptoms and avoidance of complications [outcome].