Antibiotics Go Head-To-Head In PCORI-Funded Observational Study
Executive Summary
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute selected five drug-related research topics for funding, including a look at narrow- versus broad-spectrum antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections in children, though all studies are observational. PCORI approved 52 CER projects in this third funding round, including many declined in the first round.
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