Routine antibiotics for infants less than 6 months of age with growth failure/faltering: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This systematic review commissioned by WHO aimed to synthesise evidence from current literature on the effects of systematically given, routine use of antibiotics for infants under 6 months of age with growth failure/faltering.

Settings

Low-income and middle-income countries.

Participants

The study population was infants less than 6 months of age with growth failure/faltering.

Intervention

The intervention group was infants who received no antibiotics or antibiotics other than those recommended in 2013 guidelines by WHO to treat childhood severe acute malnutrition. The comparison group was infants who received antibiotics according to the aforementioned guidelines.

Primary and secondary outcomes

The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, and

SUBMITTER: Imdad A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10174012 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature