The drug used by health workers in the management of acute respiratory infection –
Correct Answer: Cotrimoxazole
Description: *cotrimoxazole is the drug of choice of treatment of pneumonia *efficacy of cotrimoxazole is to be similiar to ampicillin and procaine penicillin &cure rates are up to 95% *less expensive with little side effects *children with severe pneumonia should be treated with IM benzyl penicillin,ampicillin or chloremphenicol *in very severe pneumonia,chloremphenicol IM is the drug of choice if condition worsens,IM cloxacillin & gentamycin is given
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