scholarly journals Levels of vitamin D in lower respiratory tract infections and asthma in pediatric age group

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-06
Author(s):  
Saurabh Tripathi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Pediatric Age ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Pediatric Age Group ◽  
Tract Infections

scholarly journals Prospective open randomized study comparing efficacies and safeties of a 3-day course of azithromycin and a 10-day course of erythromycin in children with community-acquired acute lower respiratory tract infections.

1996 ◽  
Vol 40 (12) ◽  
pp. 2765-2768 ◽  
Author(s):  
J J Roord ◽  
B H Wolf ◽  
M M Gossens ◽  
J L Kimpen
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Treatment Success ◽  
Randomized Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Pediatric Age ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Pediatric Age Group ◽  
Tract Infections

The efficacies and safeties of a 3-day, 3-dose course of azithromycin (10 mg/kg of body weight per day) and a 10-day, 30-dose course of erythromycin (40 mg/kg/day) for the treatment of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children were compared in an open randomized multicenter study. Sixty-eight of 85 evaluable patients (80%) had radiologically proven pneumonia, and 20% had bronchitis. Treatment success defined as cure or major improvement was achieved in 42 of 45 (93%) azithromycin recipients versus 36 of 40 (90%) erythromycin recipients. Adverse events were reported in 12 of 45 and 6 of 40 of the patients treated with azithromycin and erythromycin, respectively, a difference which was not statistically significant. In conclusion, a 3-day course of azithromycin is as effective as a 10-day course of erythromycin in the treatment of community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections in children, with comparable safety and acceptability profiles. This shorter treatment course might have a beneficial effect on compliance, especially in the pediatric age group.

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