Shorter antibiotic course for respiratory infections
Part of Infections clinical trials.
This study tests whether a shorter course of antibiotics is as effective as the standard longer course for treating respiratory infections like bronchitis, pneumonia, or sinusitis. It aims to reduce side effects and antibiotic resistance while still curing the infection.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are an adult with a new or worsening cough that your doctor thinks is a bacterial infection, or you have acute bacterial sinusitis.
- Your doctor plans to prescribe a beta-lactam antibiotic (like penicillin) for at least 7 days.
- You are not allergic to penicillin or related antibiotics.
- You have not taken any antibiotics in the last 2 weeks.
- You have not been hospitalized in the last 2 weeks.
- You do not have a severe infection (like sepsis) or severe COPD, and you are not immunocompromised.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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