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ReviewIndian pediatrics2025

An Update on WHO Recommendations on Childhood Pneumonia and Diarrhea (2024).

Soumi Kundu, Sarthak Das, R G Medhagopal

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Review in Indian pediatrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Soumi KunduDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Deoghar, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.
Sarthak DasDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Deoghar, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India. sarthak.ped@aiimsdeoghar.edu.in.ORCID 0000-0003-2013-8173
R G MedhagopalDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Deoghar, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 2024 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines present important updates in the management of pneumonia and diarrhea in children. There is a conditional recommendation of a reduced zinc dose-5 mg daily for up to 14 days-for children up to 10 years of age with acute watery or persistent diarrhea, intended to lower the risk of vomiting while preserving therapeutic efficacy. Antibiotic use is discouraged for acute watery diarrhea, except in cases with visible blood in stool, where ciprofloxacin remains the first-line treatment. Probiotics are not recommended due to low-certainty evidence and concerns about feasibility. Oral amoxicillin continues to the first-line treatment for children aged 2-59 months with fast breathing or chest indrawing. These cases can be managed effectively even in community settings. Substantial knowledge gaps persist regarding the best antibiotic regimens and clinical diagnostic strategies for pneumonia in children aged 5-9 years.

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DiarrheaPneumoniaAnti-Bacterial AgentsChildChild, PreschoolHumansInfantPractice Guidelines as TopicWorld Health OrganizationAnti-Bacterial AgentsAcute respiratory infectionAntibiotic stewardshipChildZinc supplementation

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PMID40839064

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