Expanding antibiotic treatment in sub-Saharan Africa could save kids’ lives
Current guidelines limit treatment to infants, but they fare better when older kids are treated too
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Prescribing widespread antibiotics to children under age 5 in Niger reduced mortality among infants. Expanding current guidelines for sub-Saharan Africa to this age group could save kids’ lives.
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