Unless pneumonia is suspected, clinicians should not prescribe antibiotics for most children with chest infections, according to findings of the ARTIC-PC randomized controlled trial, published in The ...

Lung infections such as acute bronchitis or pneumonia and lung cancer both affect the respiratory system and can present with similar symptoms, including persistent cough, shortness of breath, chest ...

The largest randomised placebo-controlled trial of amoxicillin for treating uncomplicated chest infections in children has found that it is unlikely to be clinically effective either overall or for ...