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cord-010170-rwf52bly	Sutrisna, B.	Randomised, controlled trial of effectiveness of ampicillin in mild acute respiratory infections in Indonesian children	1991-08-24		.txt	text/plain	2931	131	48	The recommended treatment for mild acute respiratory infections (ARI) in children is supportive care only, but many physicians, especially in developing countries, continue to prescribe antibiotic treatment because they believe it prevents progression to more severe ARI. The recommended treatment for mild acute respiratory infections (ARI) in children is supportive care only, but many physicians, especially in developing countries, continue to prescribe antibiotic treatment because they believe it prevents progression to more severe ARI. In our previous work on ARI in Indonesia (unpublished), we observed that many children with mild ARI were being treated with ampicillin by physicians at Government clinics despite the Ministry of Health guidelines (which accord with WHO recommendations) that only supportive care is required.14 In our discussions with physicians, it became clear that many believed antibiotics were effective at preventing the progression of mild ARI to pneumonia or other forms of severe ARI, which are frequently bacterial in origin.	./cache/cord-010170-rwf52bly.txt	./txt/cord-010170-rwf52bly.txt