Echinacea reduces antibiotic usage in children through respiratory tract infection prevention: a randomized, blinded, controlled clinical trial

Echinacea reduces antibiotic usage in children through respiratory tract infection prevention: a randomized, blinded, controlled clinical trial

Abstract Background In children, up to 30% of viral respiratory tract infections (RTIs) develop into bacterial complications associated with pneumonia, sinusitis or otitis media to trigger a tremendous need for antibiotics. This study investigated the efficacy of Echinacea for the prevention of vira...

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Main Authors: Mercedes Ogal, Sebastian L. Johnston, Peter Klein, Roland Schoop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Respiratory tract infections
Prevention
Echinacea
Complications
Antibiotics
Antiviral
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-021-00499-6

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