Routine Amoxicillin for Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children

High-quality evidence supporting a community-based treatment protocol for children with severe acute malnutrition, including routine antibiotic use at admission to a nutritional treatment program, remains limited. In view of the costs and consequences of emerging resistance associated with routine antibiotic use, more evidence is required to support this practice.In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Niger, we randomly assigned children...