Antibiotic Efficacy in Pneumonitis Following Paraffin (Kerosene) Ingestion in Children
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Paraffin (kerosene) ingestion in the developing world accounts for a large number of visits
to healthcare facilities, especially amongst children. There is no evidence in animals and no
good evidence in humans that the use of early antibiotics improves the clinical outcome of
paraffin-induced pneumonitis. This randomised placebo-controlled trial will investigate
whether the use of early antibiotics affects the clinical course of children with pneumonitis
following paraffin ingestion.